METHI ALOO

 METHI ALOO

Ingredients:

Medium  Potatoes (boiled and mashed/cubed)  -  4
Big  Onion  -  1
Tomatoes  -  1
Green Chilli  -  2 small 
Dried Kasoori Methi (fenugreek leaves)  -  1/4 cup 
Turmeric powder  -  1/4 tsp
Chilli powder  -  1tsp
Coriander powder  -  1tbsp
Cumin seeds  -  3/4tsp
Minced Ginger (optional)  -  1/4 tsp
Oil  -  1 tbsp
Salt - to taste


Method

Soak the dried methi with enough water for 5 mins, drain'em and keep it aside.  

Heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds, followed by onions, ginger and green chilli.

Saute until tender and add the tomatoes, followed by dried methi and saute for 3-4 mins.

Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder along with salt, mix well and pour 1/2 cup of water.

Let cook for a min or two, then add the mashed/cubed potato mix well and continue cooking.

Then pour 2 cups of water, check salt for taste and cook until right consistency. 

Finally sprinkle chopped cilantro.

Methi Aloo

Serve  with chappathi

Serve hot with chappathi 

DECORATED LANTERN

 During Lantern festival we get a lot of eye catchy lanterns here. I got a crafty idea on seeing plain white lantern, So I bought it and gave it a blue paint............ I had some remaining plastic flowers which I used for making a craft item long before which was staying unused in my craft box .......... I thought of using it also  in this work.............. I cut the waste CD in diamond  shape which resemble like tiny diamond  mirror which we usually get from craft shops during our childhood days........... Then started to work in steps ..............First I colored the Lantern with blue  and pasted the flowers and CD with glue .................. Just made it hang in my living room My chinese Neighbour  was inspired by my work and she also made one for this Chinese New Year.............

Decorated Lantern

Plastic Flowers and CD Pieces

Second doily of this month

Second doily of this month

My latest doily [Strawberry doily]

Strawberry doily