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.
methi pickle that too with sporuts ..interesting..
ReplyDeleteThanks Usha.. must try it.
Deletethis is unique shobha ji
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Amrita :)
DeleteSounds good. Must try.
ReplyDeleteThanks Archana.. do try and give me the feed back :)
DeleteOh wow definitely going to try this!!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteInteresting and a unique recipe..
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruxana :)
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