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My go to recipe for cooking fenugreek leaves for chapathi sides. Chickpea and methi together tastes yummy in this recipe. I sometimes use green channa instead of dry.

Chana Methi Masala / Pattani Vendhayakeerai Masala


Chana Methi Masala / Pattani Vendhayakeerai Masala
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • White Chana/ Chickpea - 1 cup
  • Fresh Fenugreek Leaves - 1 small bunch
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
  • Curry Leaves - 1 strand
  • Bay Leaves - 3 nos
  • Cloves - 2 nos
  • Cinnamon - 1 inch
  • Onions - 1 ( Medium )
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Tomatoes - 2 nos
  • Green Chili - 2 nos
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Red chili powder - 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder - 2 tsp
  • Garam Masala - ¼ tsp
  • Amchur powder - ⅛ tsp (optional)
  • Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp
  • Honey - 1 tsp ( optional )
  • Salt - to taste
  • Water - 3 cups
Instructions
PREP:
  1. Soak channa for 10+ hours and pressure cook with water - 3 cups for 3 whistles.
  2. Remove only the fenugreek leaves and chop them finely.
  3. Chop onion and coriander leaves separately.
  4. Puree tomato with or without (boil tomato for 5 mins in hot water and let it cool down to peel the skin) skin.
  5. Slit open green chilies.
  6. Make ginger garlic paste.
COOKING:
  1. In a non-stick pan heat oil. When hot, add items listed from cumin seed till cinnamon and fry for a few seconds. Add chopped onions and salt ¼ tsp. Fry for a min and add ginger garlic paste and tomato. Fry this till you see streaks of oil and it's well cooked. This part is essential so take time to cook it without burning in medium flame.
  2. Add green chilies and chopped fenugreek leaves and fry for 3 minutes.
  3. Add all the powders and fry for a min.
  4. Add the cooked channa and water - ¼ cup from the cooker and mix well.
  5. Add salt and honey and cook it covered for 3 mins. Add chopped coriander leaves and give it a stir before removing from fire.
TIPS:
  1. Take time to remove only leaves from fenugreek bunch.
  2. Substitute frozen or dry fenugreek leaves if you cannot find fresh ones.
  3. Amchur powder adds the punch so do not skip it.
Notes
Served as side with chapathi, roti or naan