Methi Mutter Pulao

Today I am sharing a interesting and yummy recipe is Methi Mutter Pulao. Generally many people will avoid Methi leaves, due to bitter taste. But in this recipe really you wont get the bitter taste. Definitely Kid's will like it. Both methi(fenugreek) leaves and Mutter have lots of health benefits. Fenugreek is used for digestion, skin problems, blood purifier, weight loss, to prevent hair fall etc. etc. Green peas are relatively low in calories on comparison with beans and cow peas. Peas are also good in many other essential B-complex vitamins,vitamin c and minerals such as calcium, iron, copper, zinc, and manganese. Fresh green peas also contain adequate amounts of anti-oxidants. Due to health conscious, here I used par-boiled rice instead of basmati rice.You can use according to your taste. I can assure that you will like it definitely, if you try this recipe. Happy Cooking..........

Ingredients: 

Rice - 1 cup

Methi leaves/Fenugreek leaves - 2 cups

Onion, sliced - 1

Tomato, finely chopped - 1

Fresh/frozen Green Peas - 1/2 cup

Butter milk - 1 cup

water - 1 cup 

Ginger - garlic paste - 2 tsp

Green chilli paste - 1 tsp

Garam Masala powder - 2 tsp 

Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon - 1"

Cloves - 3

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves - few

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Wash and soak rice in water for 10 minutes.
2. Heat ghee in a wide thick pan or pressure cooker. Add cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves and fennel seeds and fry until they pop up.
3. Add sliced onions and fry until they turn pink. Add chopped tomatoes and fry well. Add ground ginger-garlic-green chilli paste and fry well until the raw smell goes away.
4. Add fenugreek leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Add green peas and fry for 1-2 minutes.
5. Add drained rice and fry well for a couple of minutes.
6. Add garam masala powder to rice and give a saute for a minute.
7. Add butter milk(1 cup) and water(1 cup) and add enough salt and let it come to a boil and close the lid of the pan/cooker and cook over low flame for 10-12 minutes in the pan. If you are using pressure cooker pressure cook for 1 whistle and simmer the flame and cook for another 7-8 minutes. Switch off the flame.
8. After the pressure drops,add lemon juice and Coriander leaves.
9. Now yummy Methi Mutter Pulao is ready to eat with  raitha.