Methi Corn Malai

Name: Methi Corn Malai
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cup Fenugreek (or methi fresh hari methi); 1.5 cup Corn (rernels); 4 Tomato; 15 cashews; 1 cup Milk; 2 tbsp Cream; 1/4 tsp Cardamom (pwr); 1/3 tsp Turmeric (pwr); 3/4 tsp Red Chillies (pwr); 1/2 tsp Sugar; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; 2 tbsp Oil; 2 tbsp Butter

Shakuntla Tulshyan

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About Methi Corn Malai

Corn and fresh fenugreek cooked in a mild and rich curry. Corn methiwala /Methi corn malai or Methi makai malai is a very popular North Indian style curry. The slightly sweet taste of corn and cashew blend very well with fenugreek in this curry. Though it is made in a quite rich gravy but I have skipped adding cream in it and just added cashew paste and milk but you can add cream if you wish.Boiled fresh corn or frozen or tinned corn can be used to make Methi corn malai.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Total Time45 minutes mins

Served AsLunch

Recipe TasteSalty Sour Spicy Sweet Tangy

Servings - 3

Ingredients

▢ 2 cup Fenugreek or methi fresh hari methi
▢ 1.5 cup Corn rernels
▢ 4 Tomato
▢ 15 cashews
▢ 1 cup Milk
▢ 2 tbsp Cream
▢ 1/4 tsp Cardamom pwr
▢ 1/3 tsp Turmeric pwr
▢ 3/4 tsp Red Chillies pwr
▢ 1/2 tsp Sugar
▢ 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
▢ 2 tbsp Oil
▢ 2 tbsp Butter

Instructions

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Remove tender shoots and leaves from the the thick methi stems. Chop methi and add a tsp of salt ,cover and keep aside for 10 minutes. Now squeeze the methi leaves and wash the leaves very well with fresh water .
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Pressure cook corn kernels with a cup of water for 3 whistles then drain and keep aside.
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Chop cashews and soak them in 3 tbsp milk for 15 minutes or micro for a minute. Grind the soaked cashew and make a fine paste.
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Pressure cook the chopped tomato for a whistle and grind to make a fine puree.(don't add water in tomato while boiling)
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Heat oil and 1 tbsp butter in a pan.Add cumin seeds in it,when cumin start crackling add cardamom powder. Now add chopped fenugreek leaves/methi and saute for a minutes
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Now add tomato puree,salt, chili powder and turmeric powder. Cook till oil starts to separate from the tomato masala.
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Now add cashew paste in it and cook for a minute. simmer for 2-3 minutes.then add cream and mix
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Cover the pan and cook for a minutes on low heat. Serve hot with naan, roti or paratha.

Recipe Notes

If fresh methi is not available then use 4 tbsp of kasoori methi(dried fenugreek leaves).soak it in water for 10 minutes.discard the water ,was again and add it instead of fresh methi.
You can use cream instead of mawa or skip using both

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4 Comments

Md Mustafa

May 12, 2023 / 9:54 am Log in to Reply

This looks delightful! Thanks for the recipe.
Saurav Agarwal

September 24, 2019 / 2:52 pm Log in to Reply

Such a delicious dish! Thank you.
Abhishek sikaria

December 27, 2018 / 4:42 pm Log in to Reply

What a delicious idea! Thanks for sharing.
swati dhankar

November 8, 2018 / 8:35 pm Log in to Reply

This is so tempting! Thank you.