Methi Mutter Pulav / Fenugreek Peas Rice

This is recipe is just my experiment. The idea came from my husband who loves methi and matter, but not very fond of rice; So he challenged me to make rice with methi and matter such that he could love and relish it. And guess what?- He did love it!... Its simple, quick and healthy.

Ingredients:

Rice -2 cups cooked

Onion-1 sliced in rings

Tomato - 3 chopped finely

Boiled sweet corn- ¼ cup

Capsicum – ½ chopped in small cubes

Green Chilli-2 slited

Dry Fenugreek Leaves / Kasuri Methi Leaves – 3 tblspn

Boiled Peas - 1 cup

Fennel Seeds / Saunf- 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds / Rai- 1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder/Lal Mirch - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder / Dhaniya -1 tsp

Turmeric powder / Haldi-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil-2 tblspn

Lemon Juice-to taste

Method:

Soak kasuri methi leaves in water for 2 minutes. Drain it and squeeze well. Set this aside.

Heat oil and add in mustard and fennel seeds and allow it to crackle.

Add in onions, boiled sweet corn, green chilli and cook till translucent.

Add in chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric and mix well.

Then add in tomatoes, capsicum and salt mix well. Cook till it turns mushy.

Add in the drained kasuri methi leaves, peas and toss well.

Lastly add in rice and toss well. Cook till rice is well heated and had soaked the flavours

Squeeze some lemon juice and mix once for the last time.

Serve hot with chutney , side dish, curry.