Menthulu Pulusu/Fenugreek Seeds Stew/Menthi Pulusu-Andhra Style Menthulu Pulusu Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 sp Methulu/Fenugreek Seeds
• 4-5 Dry Red Chillies
• 1 sp Rice
• small lime size Tamarind
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 2 sp Jaggery
• Salt to taste
• chopped Coriander Leaves
• few Curry Leaves
for Popu :
• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Fenugreek Seeds
• Cumin Seeds
• 1 pinch Hing
• 2 sp Oil

Instructions

1. Heat a pan add methi seeds, rice, red chillies and dry roast them till they turn light brown color. Take them out to cool.

2. Once cooled grind into a coarse powder. Wash and soak tamarind in a cup of water and keep aside

3. Heat oil to the same pan add popu ingredients and fry, when it splutter add curry leaves, sliced onion and stir-fry for 1 min on low-medium flame until tender.

4. Then add tamarind juice, turmeric powder, salt to fried onion and cook for 5 mins. Now add 2 sp ground powder and boil.

5. Finally add jaggery, chopped coriander leaves and cook for a couple of mins. After that transfer it to a serving bowl, spicy and tasty menthi pulusu is ready. It is a great combination with pappu, steamed white rice and dollop of ghee.