Recipe: Yummy Methi Ghanto

Recipe: Yummy Methi Ghanto Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Methi Ghanto. It's prepare with fish head , chickpeas split Dal (Chana dal) and a rich masala. Mainly in marriage party in most areas of Odisha, this. Muri Ghonto is a traditional Assamese and Bengali recipe, and is very popular in these states.

Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.

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You can have Methi Ghanto using 31 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Methi Ghanto

1. You need 1/2 cup of Sprout Chana.

2. You need 1 cup of Chana.

3. You need of (Soak the above overnight and then pressure cook it at low flame for 2 whistles.).

4. You need 1 bunch of Methi (Fenugreek leaves) – chopped.

5. Prepare 1 cup of Potato – cubed.

6. Prepare 1 cup of Beans – chopped.

7. It’s 1 cup of Carrot – Cubed.

8. It’s 1 cup of Brinjal – cubed.

9. Prepare 1 cup of Yam – cubed.

10. It’s 1 cup of Pumpkin – cubed.

11. It’s 1 of Tomato - big chopped.

12. Prepare 2 of Green chilies.

13. Prepare 8 of Garlic – cloves.

14. You need 1 tsp of Dry ginger (sunthi).

15. It’s 1 teaspoon of Cumin seeds.

16. You need 1 teaspoon of Cumin powder.

17. It’s 2 teaspoon of Coriander powder.

18. Prepare 2 tablespoon of Ghee.

19. You need 4 tablespoons of Oil.

20. You need 1 stick of Cinnamon.

21. Prepare 2 of Green cardamom.

22. Prepare 4 of Cloves.

23. You need As required of Makhana (Lotus Seeds).

24. You need 8 of Cashew nuts.

25. Prepare 1 tbsp of Onion garlic ginger paste.

26. Prepare 1 tsp of Sesame seeds.

27. It’s 1/2 cup of Capsicum – cubed.

28. It’s 1 tbsp of Turmeric.

29. You need To taste of Salt.

30. You need of For decoration:.

31. Prepare 8 of Fried Cashewnuts –.

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Methi Ghanto instructions

1. For Paste:-

In the mixer grinder, make a paste of Cashewnut, Makhana (Lotus Seeds), Cinnamon, Green Cardamom and cloves along with water.

For Curry:-

In a Kadai, heat oil. Fry one by one all the vegetables separately and then keep it aside..

1. Take another Kadai, heat ghee, add sesame seeds, cumin seeds and cook it for one minute. Then add onion ginger garlic paste, cook for 30 seconds. Add chopped onion, garlic and cook till light brown colour. Then add cumin powder, Coriander powder, tomato and salt to taste. Cook it with water.

Then add all the fried vegetables along with the boiled chana, fenugreek leaves and mix it properly..

1. Cover it for 10 minutes. Then add the above paste that was prepared. Mix properly and then cover it. Let it cook for two minutes on low flame. Finally decorate it with cashew nuts.

Serve it hot with rice, chapati, etc..

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Being a Bengali, I have always loved fish and Muri Ghonto is among my favourite fish dishes.

We grew up eating fish (maach in Bengali) almost everyday.