Aloo Methi (Potatoes & Fenugreek Greens)

This dish reminds me so much of my mother. The effort she put in to make me consume these slightly bitter greens were myriad. She tried sneaking in so many dishes but I would always find out! Yes – I was that intelligent (!!). “Of all the things to be intelligent about” – would quip my mom if she reads this! Oh well at least in this, if not for anything else. But my mother is one of those weird ppl for whom negativity/discouraging words act as a motivator. While I would dig myself deeper into the ground the more I hear criticism, my mother would work doubly harder (..and joyfully I might add) to get better. I think after all these years, I am starting to get the hang of it!

Anyways, coming back to this green – one day it finally clicked and HOW! She combined it with these potatoes and suddenly I became a fan. She was shrewd. I LOVED potatoes to death and she somehow guessed that it was more of my mind that was playing games against the green than my taste buds. The potatoes nestled between the green, placed right in front of me, started calling out to me so much so I had to do talk to my other split personality -

The Bad me: “Sneaky smarty mothers….”

The Good me: “Our mother..Noooo…”(...)Read the rest of Aloo Methi (Potatoes & Fenugreek Greens) at Chef In You

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