Methi Foogath is an easy-to-make recipe of stir-fried fenugreek leaves with onions and spices. A quick healthy and earthy side dish to go with any mains.
Time to make a foogath. A what? A foogath.
A foogath is an East Indian term derived from the Portuguese word “Refogar”. Well, the Anglo-Indians and Goans use it too, but their foogads are a little different than our foogaths.
Anyways, the base term refogar means ‘to braise’. The way we do it is to first fry the veggies with a little oil and then cook it with water till done. Our traditional East Indian recipes for foogaths can be made using any one vegetable or a mix of different vegetables.
Tendli foogath (ivy gourd stir fry) and gavar foogath (cluster bean stir fry) are quite popular, but let’s do a not-so-popular foogath today. Methi foogath aka fenugreek leaves foogath.
If you make it with real methi leaves, it’s quite bitter. Cue the khari methi or barik methi which are actually fenugreek sprouts. Definitely less bitter! Here’s how to cook it! (Same recipe works for real bitter methi too.)
Serve with mutton, chicken, paneer, aloo sabzi, or anything you like.
See How To Make The Foogath/Stir Fry from Fenugreek Sprouts
Barik Methi Foogath – Fenugreek Sprouts Stir Fry
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Ingredients
- 250 Grams Fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds) Cleaned and Washed
- 2 Tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt To Taste
- 2 Onions Sliced
- 2 Green Chillies Finely chopped
- 3 Potatoes Small, diced
- .25 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 200 ml Water
Instructions
- Wash and clean the methi to remove any dirt or mud. (We do this when we buy the methi from the market. If you're it growing at home in water, skip this step).
- Slice the onions fine and dice the potatoes.
- In a pan, heat oil and add the chopped green chilies.
- Add salt and the sliced onions, and fry for about 5 mins.
- Then add in the potatoes, methi and turmeric powder.
- Add water and mix well. Allow to cook on a medium flame for about 10 mins.
- And your Methi foogath (East Indian Fenugreek sprout stir fry) is ready to serve!
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Notes
- If buying from a local Indian bazaar, wash and clean your methi well to make sure you remove all the grit and grime.
- We do not always remove the skin of the potatoes, just scrub and wash the skin well.
- You can use Olive Oil to make it more healthy.
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Nutrition (Per Serving)
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Pointers For Methi Foogath Fenugreek Stir Fry
- Add curry leaves if needed.
- Replace the chillies with chili powder if you wish.
- Using olive oil makes it a tad healthier.
- You can use this same recipe with cluster beans, ivy gourd beans, french beans, or bitter gourd.
- Serve with aloo sabzi or tarbooz sabzi and rice or chapati.
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