Methi Malai Mutter (Updated)

Methi means Fenugreek, a leafy vegetable found almost anywhere. Mutter means peas, and Malai means cream. This is a healthy, easy to make dish that can be made with little effort and still taste great!

Ingredients:

Methi/Fenugreek - 2 bunches cut into small pieces
1-2 cup frozen green peas
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
5 tbsp lightly salted cashews
1/2 cup vitamin d milk
1 tbsp green chilli paste
1 tbsp cumin seeds
3 tsp sugar
salt to taste

Method:

Take the milk and cashew in a mixer-grinder, and grind to a fine paste. Set aside.
Take a vessel, spray non-stick cooking spray, and add cumin seeds. Fry for a couple of mins, then add methi. Start cooking and add a little water (1-2 cups) to allow it to cook. After about 5 mins, add the peas. Cook for 10 more mins.
Next, add ginger-garlic paste, green chilli paste and cook for about 10 more mins. Then add the milk+cashew paste, sugar and salt and let it cook on medium heat until the methi is palatable. That's it... your delicious dish is ready!!

Garma-Garam Tindora

Tindora is an Indian word for gherkins. These are cucumber-shaped tiny (1-1.5 inch long) green veggies that can taste really delicious if cooked well. Garma-Garam (i.e. piping hot) Tindora is a great entree that can be cooked in no time.

Ingredients:

Tindora/Gherkins - 1-2 lbs
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin
2-3 tbsp black gram (Udad) daal
6-7 dried red chilli peppers
3-4 tbsp lightly salted cashews
10-12 curry leaves
Salt
Asafoetida

Method:

Cut tindora across length into thin, long pieces. Take a flat pan/wok, spray non-stick cooking spray, and start frying tindora on a high flame. Add salt to it while you're frying it. Fry it continuously as it turns from green, to light brown (and some pieces can even blacken a little bit). Then take the pan off the flame.
Next, take another vessel, spray non-stick cooking spray, and add asafoetida, curry leaves, chilli peppers, udad dal, cumin and cashews. Let this seasoning turn brownish, then add the tindora and stir well on medium flame. Add salt to taste and cook until ready.