First time I had Peanut Methi Saag was when I was trying to look out for good food for lactation. Some one told me then than methi saag can be a good addition to my diet. So I asked my cook to make some and she got me addicted to Peanut Methi Saag. Now I wanted it every day and then even before I could realise my husband too started asking for it. That's how our family got into eating Peanut Methi Saag. So the trick was my cooks and she added peanuts to give the otherwise not so interesting saag a very favorable crunch and which till date makes Peanut Methi Saag one of our favorites.
Methi at our place is either used for parathas or Peanut Methi Saag, however I find latter more healthier. So the trick with Peanut Methi Saag is to use roasted peanut which are coarsely grounded and then cooked in masala. Technically Peanut Methi Saag doesn't have much masala and the natural taste of methi along with peanuts is what makes it awesome.
- Methi Leaves: 4 cups chopped
- Onion: ½ cup finely chopped
- Tomatoes: ½ cup chopped
- Garlic: 1 tbsp chopped
- Roasted Peanuts: ½ cup roughly grounded
- Lemon: 1 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder: 1/4 tsp
- Salt: to taste
- Green Chilli:2
- Oil: 1tbsp
- Heat oil in wok and in a pestly grind roughly garlic and green chillies.
- Saute this for 2 mins and add onions and cook for 2 min before adding tomatoes.
- Mix salt and turmeric and then grounded peanuts and cook for 2 to 3 mins.
- Later add methi/fenugreek leaves and cook it covered for 5 mins.
- Later remove the lid and let it get dry as its water evaporates.
- At the end add lemon juice and serve hot with dal/kadhi and rice