Restaurant Style Methi Matar Malai Recipe: Let's make creamy, delicious and easy Methi Matar Malai at home this winter. After eating it, everyone will not get tired of praising you.
Restaurant Style Methi Matar Malai Recipe: Winter is upon us, and what can one say if you get to eat hot Methi Matar Malai at this time? It's a wonderful dish that wins everyone's heart with its creamy texture and exquisite fenugreek flavor. But making restaurant-style Methi Matar Malai at home can take hours. If you're thinking something similar, we bring you this delicious restaurant-style Methi Matar Malai that can be made in no time.
Material For the vegetable
- Fresh fenugreek leaves – 1 cup (finely chopped)
- Green peas – 1/2 cup (fresh or frozen)
- Cream — ½ cup
- Milk – 1/2 cup
- Oil/Ghee – 2 tbsp
- Salt – as per taste
- Sugar – 1/2 tsp (to enhance the taste)
For the gravy paste
- Cashews — 10–12
- Onion – 1 (chopped)
- Ginger – 1 small piece
- Garlic – 3-4 cloves
- Green chilli – 1
- Poppy seeds (post) – 1 tsp (makes the gravy creamy)
Spices
- Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
- Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
- Kasuri methi – 1/2 tsp
Method Make a creamy cashew-onion paste
- Add some oil in a pan, fry onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies till they turn light pink.
- Add cashew nuts and poppy seeds and fry for 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Cool it and make a smooth paste in the mixer.
Prepare fenugreek
- Soak chopped fenugreek in salt water for 5 minutes and then wash it so that the bitterness reduces.
- Put some oil in a pan and sauté fenugreek for 2-3 minutes.
Making the gravy
- Add some oil in the same pan and fry the prepared paste.
- Now add turmeric, coriander powder and some salt to it.
- Cook the masala for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add cream and milk
- Now add milk to the gravy and mix well.
- Let it boil on low flame.
- Now add cream and keep stirring continuously so that the gravy does not curdle.
Add fenugreek and peas
- Now add sautéed fenugreek and boiled/frozen peas.
- Let it cook on low flame for 5 minutes so that all the flavours mix.
- Sprinkle some garam masala and kasturi methi on top.
- Stir for 1 minute and turn off the gas.
Tips to get restaurant-like taste
- The smoother the gravy, the creamier the taste.
- Use only fresh cream.
- By lightly sautéing fenugreek and adding it, the bitterness goes away.
- A little milk and cream add the perfect richness.
PC:Prabhat Khabar
