How to make Aloo Methi - Indian Cooking Recipe

[teampaper]

Definitely one of my favourite curries. My childhood friend's mum used to make it all the time. I haven't found a restaurant in town that makes it so i'm sooooooo grateful for the recipe. Thanks tons!

[AR220310]

you can try adding some amchur powder...gives a distinct falour (omit tomatoes in that case.. )

[mysciencenow]

your page is great just found it today

[sonusonu20]

SAVE THAT METHI WATER AND USE IT WHEN U MAKE ROTI AND PARATHA...........THAN IT BECOMES METHI ROTI / METHI PARATHA.U GUYS R GREATTTTTTTTTTTTT.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@sonusonu20 : That is a great idea but careful, as there is a lot of salt in that water.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@keonalovesmakeup : Raw potatoes - just washed, peeled and cubed.

[krhayabusas]

That looks very good.

[volk410]

Hi ladies, I made this tonight, and it is delicious! I cheated a bit and used dried methi leaves -- I'm sure it's better with fresh leaves, and when I get some, I'll try it again. My version also came out quite spicy, as I didn't take the seeds out of the green chili (okay by me, as I like spicy). One question: where did you get your wok/frying pan? I used a regular large pan (not a non-stick one), and now I have potato muck stuck to the bottom. I'd love to have one like yours!

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@volk410

You can find a similar one at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

[volk410]

Thank you, Hetal and Anuja. This looks marvelous! And easy to try. I am just learning to cook Indian food, and tomorrow I'm planning on making a foray to a local Indian market (we're lucky to have many in my area) to buy some spices and things. Do you have any recommendations? I look forward to watching your other videos!

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@volk410

We have a couple of videos called "Stocking Your Pantry for Indian Cooking". The quality is a little off (they are really old) but they might be helpful to you.

[atanudasgupta]

cant see any tomatoes added finally, although it says in recipe

[haiyan99]

Good recipe, my husband will love it. Going to cook it over this weekend.

[bigpowerfulpeople]

this looks DELICIOUS.

[minichick786]

How many people would this serve?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@minichick786

Serves approx 4-5

[minichick786]

@ShowMeTheCurry thanks my mum made this. we watched this a couple of weeks ago and my mum got so excited she couldn't wait for me to show her the video or recipe again that she went ahead and made it today......mmmmmm.....so yummy :) thanks :D

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@minichick786

Glad you enjoyed it.  Thanks for the feedback.

[minichick786]

@ShowMeTheCurry no problem, thanks for for the recipes and videos =0)

[sweetythebest]

potatoes break up ??? lol..... well may be they r not in love, so they break up , hehe, just kidding..

[abhijitvmehta]

Why no mustard seeds?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@Attention82105

Please click on the link above (Printable Recipe).

[TubeGuest5178]

No matter the culture, you always cook the food that takes the longest to cook FIRST...for example they put the onions, chilies and garlic in FIRST...

[TubeGuest5178]

what do the fenugreek leaves taste like?  I

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@TubeGuest5178

They have a sharp, slightly bitter taste but don't let that scare you. They are delicious!

[nehaniful]

i really appreciate you guys cause i''m an NRI girl living in the US, and I want to learn how to cook Indian food, but my mom is to busy to teach me. This really helps!

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@nehaniful

Glad you are finding SMTC useful!

[nilezbmc1]

your cooking is so simple, I tried alo methi and it was yummy. Thanks. Can you plz teach us bhare karele recipe also.

[walterscarp]

This video is great. Here's a great website with Indian recipes:

The Platinum Recipes Collection

[Supersundas79]

looks so yummy i m gonna try it right now, thanx girls!

[AggieU]

1. Try using a stainless steel pan and heat it up till it passes the mercury ball water test. Quickly add the oil and 'Sweat' out the onions on a low flame.

2. In a separate stainless steel pan fry the potatoes in a high flame for 10-12mins with turmeric and only season with salt at the very end. Add the two together and resume your recipe. I added tomato puree to get some gravy or curry feel to it.

Think of this as the French twist on the classic Indian dish.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@AggieU : Sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing :)

[61loneviking]

I'm glad I found you girls! I love Indian food, some of my Indian recipes have worked out well and others haven't. Soaking the mehti is one tip that I needed to know! Thanks for the videos!

[zaazi123]

omg finally easy to do recipes that are also easy to follow! thanks!

[harshasgs]

Hey Anuja & Hetal...jus wanted to say A BIG THANK U to u guys...tried out this recipe for the first time by looking at your video and IT CAME OUT PERFECTLY WELL...its my hubby's fav dish and he completely loved it... I jus made a little changes as well...i added cummin seeds & mustard seeds to the hot oil b4 adding onions and also added ginger along with garlic...will surely have a look at ur other recipes as well and try them...Do keep up the good work...God Bless...

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@harshasgs

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for the feedback.

[sidahmedabad]

boy i didnt know that to make one bowl of aloo mathi i need to do so many things and have to go thorough all that hard work well it look really easy when u order it in the restaurant he bring anything in just 10 min well guys this is not our cup of tea i guess i would better eat frozen food ever day, but i wont go thorough all that crap i guess and belive me i have tired doing cooking stuff it looks easy but it aint easy as they show u in the video

[UltimateRajput]

Hey Anuja & Hetal: I tried this recipe and it came out just perfect. The only change I made is I soaked fenugreek leaves with lots of salt for more than half an hour and also I added turmeric & garam masala( lack of coriander masala ! :P ) at the time of tadka instead of at the end. The dish came out wonderfully and not a bit of bitterness. I love this recipe because this is by far the simplest one.

Gautam

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@UltimateRajput

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback...we're glad you enjoyed it.

[UltimateRajput]

@ShowMeTheCurry you're welcome. Though could you please tell me why you added the 3 spices at the end ? I mean, the punjabi inside me forces me to add all masalas during tadka just so that they get fried.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@UltimateRajput

Well, of the three spices, turmeric is the only one you could safely add to the hot oil. The other two will burn instantly.

[UltimateRajput]

@ShowMeTheCurry Thanks for the reply.

[hardman47]

i am suprised to see turmeric powder being used at the end of the dish, as we use it after the onions being put into.

[kithrakat]

looks wonderful , so methi has a mint flavor? That would be a wonderful combination for a side dish for my family.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@kithrakat

Actually, methi has a bitter flavor...not minty at all. However, don't let that scare you. It is a very unique flavor

[jbirsner]

Can you used dried feugreek/methi leaves if you don't have fresh?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@jbirsner : Yes, you can use dried

methi. Word of caution, dried methi

is more potent so use sparingly!

[Sarahmiao1]

interesting

[gp5791]

Everything looks good exept i think there is too much salt used. Maybe in India salt is not considered a bad thing.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

Salt is "to taste"

[cukamonga333]

great recipe !!

thanks for coming to the US and helping us learn to cook some healthy food.

[jayasenan]

my god. How do they cut like that?? Perfect

[kichathedelver]

Thank u for the recipies..! i tried it , it came out really well..:)

[yeahwhatever36]

like you know how to cook , please go back to your own country before you destroy us all

[mugsmeans]

I have the same problem with my cousins who think that talking in an American accent will make them the ruling class! Only joking, I think this is a good clear video.

[darrinthebold]

In my home, we use three times the amount of methi and much much less potatoes.

[yogeshvp]

ladies you rock!!

[dewdrop80]

good one.thanx..i like the fact you gurls use such less oil..:)

[SachuBachu]

I ate three servings full now I can't move...you ladies should have workout videos on the side :P

[jayasenan]

@SachuBachu

haha.

[kiran6561]

kool im going to follow ur receipe thanks

[prancerz]

I didn't know what fenugreek was in hindi... thank YOU !

awesome recipe :)

[perumalla3]

this is grt..

[kvshreya]

i tried this out, turned out yummy. thanks for the video explanation.

[Vangie1965]

Oh girl I love Indian food so delicious yummy! Is there any Indian Restaurant here in San Diego,Ca?Thanks for posting!

[chasoepoch]

Nooo, fry the chillies and any fresh spice BEFORE the onions!

[madhunov]

To all those people talking about their bad accent...you guys are all haters. They are doing a great job with posting so many recipes for us online. This requires time and preparation. These recipes might not be what you are used to, but these ladies deserve to be credited for their effort.

[sagar2007]

You are missing the point. No one denies that making any dish is indeed a work of art. And whoever is capable of that is truly divine. Food deserves respect and only then we really get its respect back. That said, there is nothing wrong in speaking in their original accents either. I dont understand why desis (specially!) try to speak like Americans if they were not born and raised there? Will the dish turn out different if they speak English in their original accents? Thats the issue.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

This response is a little late...pardon us.

Have you wondered why someone speaking Hindi in Mumbai sounds different than someone speaking Hindi in Hyderabad? Your surroundings, not your ethnicity determines your accent.

[shakri2006]

I disagree. My uncle has been living in the United States for 38 years. He works for NASA and deals 99% of the time with proper Americans. Till today his accent is that of any Indian. It is a choice. You can change it if you wish to blend in - thats fine. But to say surroundings determine accents is seriously inaccurate. Specially if the accent is obviously fake.

[arain2ster]

Jus ignore these people, Its not worth explaining yourself to idiots thank you for the recipes.

[TubeGuest5178]

@madhunov aCCENT? WHAT accent? They sound just great! I have indian customers that come to my store that speak really fast, but I'm past the accent. I rarely hear one. Now the speed of their speech..omg I can't keep up. But these lovely ladies sound like my aunts and cousins from Louisiana...lol

[aminansari1985]

you guys are good cooks...

[devkiran1]

I agree with abhinav, their accent is so horrible and made up - same as recipes. they need to learn more authentic skills. bad

[kapiell]

very well explained...tx

[roliabhinav]

Smile and relax - cooks ar enot news readers ...show some enthu and show the food more closely. Your show is a disaster because of poor presentation skills. Not all desis are so poor in presentation. Learn new language skills and be artistic in presenting. Your show's tone is - My way or No Way :)

[jyoti147]

thanx for the reply...but u both r very good..I like u...'yeh dost hum nahi chodege..chodege dam agar..tera saath na chodege'

this song is perfect for u...

[jyoti147]

r u relative or u r sister-in-law

[ShowMeTheCurry]

Friends!

[jaredplane]

She put in a lot of salt

[hammad78]

You put very less Methi as compared to Potatoes. In my opinion you should have put more methi.

[NonInterventionist]

very good, but wouldn't less tomatoes be better?

[richvan273]

Looks like they cater to only firangi's ;-) what with the heavy accent and explanation .heee heeeeeeeee

[tashkent2807]

wow ,one more of my favorite,ladies you are making me hungery.

[adnsar]

no good

[thetruth778]

you should put the mirchi & other spices in the beginning with onions-much better that way.

[thetruth778]

this is awesome!thanks yar!