Monday, October 2, 2017

METHI SPROUTS PICKLE / METHI DANA KA ACHAR


Methi or fenugreek seeds are bitter in taste but have many health benefits. They are used extensively in Indian cooking in the form of spice and the greens are used in making a variety of veg and non veg curries.
These days we use a lot of sprouts to make healthy salads. Methi seeds can also be sprouted easily at home. Wash them well and soak for few hours. Then put them in a wet muslin cloth and keep sprinkling water as soon as the cloth is dry. It takes 3-4 days for them to sprout well. Now these sprouts can be used to make salads, curries and pickles. I just add a spoonful of these to almost all my curries as they are healthy.
Here is the recipe of a sweet, sour and spicy pickle made with these sprouts.

Ingredients:
Methi / fenugreek sprouts .... 3 cups
Mustard oil ........................... 3/4 cup
Organic jaggery powder ........ 4 tbsps
Turmeric powder ................... 1 tsp
Vinegar or apple cider...... 3-4 tbsps
Salt ........................................ 2 tsps

Dry Roast and Grind:
Dry red chillies ......... 5-6
Fennel seeds / saunf .... 2 tbsps
Cumin seeds ................ 1 tbsp
Corinader seeds ........... 1 tbsp
Cloves .......................... 5-6
Javitri ......................... 1 
Black pepper corns .... 1 tsp

Method:

Soak the methi seeds in water for few hours. Wrap them in a wet muslin cloth and keep sprinkling water as soon as the cloth is dry. It takes 3-4 days.





Now dry roast the ingredients mentioned in List 2 






Grind them coarsely.







 Add salt, turmeric powder, jaggery powder and mix together.







Heat the mustard oil in a pan. Bring it to a smoking point and reduce the flame and allow it to cool down a bit. 






Tip in the methi sprouts and simmer for a minute. 







Now add the vinegar.








Stir in the ground masala powder and stir well. Simmer for a minute until the jaggery melts. Switch off the gas and let it cool.







Store in a sterilized jar and refrigerate it. It says good for 2-3 weeks or even more. I prefer making in small quantity. 







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26 comments:

  1. methi pickle that too with sporuts ..interesting..

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    1. Thanks Archana.. do try and give me the feed back :)

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  3. Oh wow definitely going to try this!!

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  4. methi seeds pickle sounds yum. Made it for my hubby who is diabetic in the past. Tastes great. Will redo and share. Thanks for the reminder Shobha.

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    1. Thanks Archana. This is really good for diabetics. Taste and health combined

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  5. Methi seeds have sprouted so nicely Shobha. An interesting pickle recipe using only sprouted methi and spices. Must be so enjoyable with parathas and khichdi.

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    1. Yes Mayuri. This really tasted awesome with parathas and puris.

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  6. Methi Sprouts Pickle is such an incredible therapeutic pickle with so much of health benefits. I have tried the methi sprouts stir fry. I shall try this pickle soon.

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    1. True dear. I would love to try out the stir fry now. Did you add anything else or just these sprouts with spices.

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  7. Methi sprouts pickle looks brilliant shobhaji! Never knew we can pickle them! I have only added them to my salads, i m definitely trying this pickle!

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    1. Priya you will love it. If you want a spicy version skip the jaggery.

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  8. Certainly very interesting pickle to make using sprouted methi daana . Must try for sure

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    1. Do try Priya. You will like it for sure. Thanks

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  9. This pickle looks delicious. We used to make this pickle specially for my dad who was diabetic.
    He believed that fenugreek helped to keep his blood sugars regular. Not sure how true this was. But this healthy pickle would be great with any Indian meal.

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    1. Thanks Mina. Yes, this is really a nice one for diabetics.

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  10. Methi Sprouts Pickle is such a good recipe, would love to try it soon. Lovely post indeed.

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  11. I make this pickle regularly but with a different set of masala. the Fennel, cloves and other spices are such a flavoursome addition here . bookmarked ur recipe!

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    1. Thanks Kalyani. Hope you make and enjoy this one too.

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