Methi Rice / Fenugreek Greens Rice

I was attracted to methi greens from childhood. Definitely not for the taste but for its cute tiny look :P

Mom usually used to make methi greens sambhar with small onions or she would go for methi paratha.

I am a person who loves rice varieties more than the traditional sambar and rasam kind of lunch. So this time when I picked these greens, I was determined to make a variety rice with it and for my surprise the greens that is normally a little bitter was tasting so good when mixed with other spices and rice :)

A yummy and super healthy methi rice was too good for a wholesome lunch :)

Ingredients:

Methi greens(Vendhaya keerai) - 1 cup
Rice(Basmathi) - 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Dhaniya powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chilly powder - for taste
Salt - for taste

Method:

Wash and soak the rice for ten mins.

Meanwhile add a spoon of oil in the pressure pan and drop in the ginger garlic paste. Fry for a min and then add the split green chillies and chopped onion. Once the onion becomes transparent, add the diced tomato and the greens and continue frying on medium flame.

Now add salt, chilly powder, cumin powder, dhaniya powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder to it and mix well.

At this stage add the rice to the pressure pan along with adequate water and close the lid of the pan. Allow it to get cooked for two whistles.

Tasty methi rice is ready to serve :)

Serve it with onion raitha.

Tips:

Replace methi with greens of your choice.

Instead of pressure cooking the rice, you can make the curry base separately and mix it with cooked rice.

You can skip the rice and use the base as a curry for chapathi as well.