How long does it take to make Methi Kumro Recipe - Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry?

The total time to make Methi Kumro Recipe - Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry is 25 minutes. Preparation takes 10 minutes and cooking takes 15 minutes.

Methi Kumro Recipe - Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry

Name: Methi Kumro Recipe - Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bengali Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups Kaddu (Parangikai/ Pumpkin) cut into cubes; 1.5 cups Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves) roughly chopped; 2 Green Chillies finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera); 1 Dry Red Chilli; 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1/4 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds); 1/4 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf); 1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds); 1 tablespoon Mustard oil; Salt to taste

Nithya Anantham

October 18, 2024

3023 Ratings

Methi Kumro Recipe - Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 15 M|Total: 25 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Side Dish

Cuisine:Bengali Recipes

Methi Kumro Recipe is a delicious bengali style fresh fenugreek leaves stir fry with pumpkin. It gets done within no time and makes use of very few easy to available ingredients from the pantry. The simple tempering of panch phoron adds a great flavour to the dish.

The veggies are cooked in mustard oil with just turmeric and cumin powder, which keeps the flavours clean and helps in keeping the nutrition quotient of the ingredients intact.

Serve Methi Kumro Recipe (Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry) along with Cholar Dal Recipe, and Steamed Rice for a simplified Bengali themed weekday lunch.

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The veggies are cooked in mustard oil with just turmeric and cumin powder, which keeps the flavours clean and helps in keeping the nutrition quotient of the ingredients intact.

Serve Methi Kumro Recipe (Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry) along with Cholar Dal Recipe, and Steamed Rice for a simplified Bengali themed weekday lunch.

If you like this recipe, here are a few more Bengali Recipes such as:

Ingredients

2 cups Kaddu (Parangikai/ Pumpkin), cut into cubes

1.5 cups Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves), roughly chopped

2 Green Chillies, finely chopped

1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)

1 Dry Red Chilli

1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1/4 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds)

1/4 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)

1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)

1 tablespoon Mustard oil

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Methi Kumro Recipe - Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry

To begin making the Methi Kumro Recipe (Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry), clean, deseed the yellow pumpkin and cut them into bite sized cubes and keep aside.

Likewise, clean the fenugreek leaves, roughly chop them and keep aside.

Heat mustard oil in a pan, and bring it to the smoking point.

To this add the dried red chilli and panch phoron spices - mustard, cumin, fennel, fenugreek and onion seeds. Let it crackle.

Add the pumpkin cubes and saute for 2 minutes. Add in the turmeric, cumin powder, season with salt and mix well.

Add in the fenugreek leaves and mix well. Close it with a lid and let the pumpkin cubes cook till soft yet retaining its shape.

Pumpkin will release a lot of water, so once the cubes are cooked well, increase the heat, saute until the water from the dish totally evaporates and you have a dry sabzi.

Once the veggies are dry and well coated with spices, switch off the heat.

Serve Methi Kumro Recipe (Bengali Style Fenugreek Leaves and Pumpkin Stir Fry) along with Cholar Dal Recipe, and Steamed Rice for a simplified Bengali themed weekday lunch.

Recipe Tags

Side Dish Recipes,Indian Lunch Recipes,Healthy Recipes,Indian Dinner Recipes,Methi Recipes (Fenugreek),Bengali Recipes,Pumpkin Recipes (Kaddu / Poosanikai)

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