Purely Pedestrian: Carrot Fenugreek / Gajar Methi Sabzi

We had this, Gajar Methi sabzi / Carrot Fenugreek vegetable for the first time at a restaurant in Jodhpur. This sabzi / vegetable was one of the dishes served in the thali at Gypsy restaurant. The red juicy carrot / gajar works best in this dish; the combination of slightly bitter methi with the sweetness of the carrot and the slight pungency from the chillies makes for a great dish. This sabzi is healthy with the goodness of the carrots and methi cooked in very little oil and spices.

Ingredients

Carrots / Gajar - 1 cup

Dry fenugreek / methi leaves - 1/4 cup

Green chillies - 2

Asafoetida / Hing pwd - a couple of pinches

Red chilli pwd - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric pwd - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek / Methi seeds - 8 to 10 (optional)

Oil - 1tsp

Salt as per taste

Dice carrots into medium sized pieces and slit green chillies and keep aside. Add a little water and soak the dry fenugreek / methi leaves.

Heat a pan and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, add the fenugreek seeds and stir after about 30 seconds add asafoetida powder and stir a couple of times. Then add the turmeric powder and green chillies and stir and put in the carrot pieces and red chilli powder. Stir and add salt and cover to cooksprinkle about 1/8th cup of water little by little to help the carrot to cook. When the carrot is half cooked add the soaked fenugreek or methi. Cover and cook for a few more minutes till the methi softens and all tastes mix together. Check for salt and adjust if necessary. Take off the heat and keep covered till ready to serve.

Serve this Carrot Fenugreek / Gajar Methi Sabzi with rotis.