Methi Leaves(Menthya soppu) and Potato(Alugadde) are very nice combination to make this bath recipe using the Vangibath powder. ALso this rice dish can be prepared with only menthya soppu or only Potatoes too. Either way you will love this dish.
Here we are using the Vangibath Powder.
Step by step instructions with pictures to " How To Make Methi leaves and Potato bath "
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1 leaves big bunch methi leaves OR
- 1 1/2 cups chopped methi leaves
- 2 small potatoes cut into small cubes and keep itthe water
- 3 TBSP oil
- Pinch of hing
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 TBSP urad dal
- 1 red chilli broken into pieces
- 2 to 3 TBSP Vangibath Powder
- 11/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Jaggery
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- in Small lemon size tamarind soakedwater
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup water
- Few curry leaves
Instructions
- wash and cook with the rice with 2 cups of water and little oil on medium heat (2 whistles) or you can use the rice cooker
- Wash the big bunch of methi leaves 2 to 3 times and chop it
Wash and cut the potatoes into small cubes and keep it in the water.
- Spread the cooked rice in a plate
- Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot enough add hing, mustard seeds, once the mustard seeds pops add urad dal. Fry the dal until the dal turns golden brown, add red chillis. Add cut potatoes(discard the water),fry it for a minute
- Then add chopped methi leaves, mix it and add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water mix it, cover it and allow it to cook.
- After 2 to 3 minutes add turmeric powder, curry leaves,salt, jaggery, vangibath powder and squeeze the tamarind juice too.
- Mix it and cook it on low flame until the oil separates from the palya.
- Now add the rice and mix it well, cover it and cook it on low flame for a 4 to 5 minutes and then turn off the heat.
- Enjoy this rice with Raitha or Papads :)
Notes
For Vangibath Powder recipe CLICK HERE