Aloo Maythi

Come winter and once a month the weekend activities change  into this at Naseeb’s household..

1. Visit to the local Central Market early in the morning.
2. Coming home with bundles and bags full of all kind of greens found on earth. ( spinach , Fresh fenugreek , Mustard greens etc.)
3. Picking , weeding and cleaning the greens bought .
4. Cutting the greens .
5. Boiling , and freezing the cut greens .

Since we are only three people ( me , mom and dad ) ..cutting greens is a family affair …
My Abbo jee picks the greens after weeding .. makes little bundles of them … My mom and I cut them the finest possible .. then the greens go into the washing session … (the longest and the most tiresome stage ) till they are absolutely dirt and sand free… in the end comes the boiling and freezing part done by yours truly.This whole process takes almost a day ( depends how much greens you have bought ) .. but it gives you many hassle free cooking days later where you can “ mix and match ” the greens with your choice of vegetable,meat or daal .

Sounds easy .. not really if you have quality controller like my mom .I better not say any thing further .. hope you can imagine the rest :)

Here is the first green encounter of this winter .

 What you need :

• Aloo ( potatoes ) : 500 gms ( peeled and quartered )
• Maythi ( fenugreek leaves ) : 250 gms ( boiled )
• Onions : 2 medium ( chopped finely )
• Tomatoes : 2 medium ( chopped finely )
• GG paste : 1 tbsp
• salt : 1 tsp ( up to taste )
• Red chili : 1 tsp ( up to your tolerance level )
• Turmeric : 1/4 tsp
• Oil : 1/2 cup

How to :

1. Heat oil and sauté onions till light brown. ( pic – 2 )
2. Add in the dry masala and GG paste . ( pic - 3 )
3. After sautéing for about two minutes .. throw in chopped tomatoes. (  pic – 4 ) and cook till you get a smooth masala paste .( pic – 5 )
4. Add Maythi and cook for about five minutes. ( pic – 6 )
5. Lastly add in Potatoes  ( pic – 7)  . Stir , cover and let cook on medium flame till potatoes get tender and oil floats on top. ( pic – 8 )
6. Aloo Maythi is ready . Serve with chapatti or Parathas and raita.
   

Notes :

• If you want to use  fresh maythi ..the quantity should be 1 kg ... as maythi shrinks a lot after boiling and one kg will aprox. make 250 gms ( more or less ) of boiled maythi.
• Defrost the frozem maythi on counter Top for about 2 hours or use the defrost option in the microwave.
• Aloo Maythi makes an excellent breakfast with fresh Parathas or poories .