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Menthe Matvadi Palya | Matodi Palya | Karnataka recipes
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Menthe Matvadi Palya / Matodi Palya  is a traditional side dish from Karnataka. Fenugreek leaves are cooked along with ground paste of bengal gram to make this delicious accompaniment. It is a no onion garlic recipe. It is vegan and makes a healthy side dish. A delicious side dish, one can eat it as a snack too. 

It is one of the heirloom recipes, I wanted to post it since a long time and it is on my blog today.  Menthe Matodi Palya  is a dish you make it once in a way and enjoy, it needs good amount of oil to cook and ample time also. Thus, one needs to be liberal with the use of oil here.  It pairs well with steamed rice or one can serve it as a side dish along with rice and rasam. It may eaten by itself as a snack too. 

I love using fenugreek leaves in my cooking as it gives a good flavour to many dishes. Moreover, it is rich in nutrients as Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, folate, Riboflavin and Pyridoxine. It also contains many antioxidants. It is low in calories. It helps to control diabetes and anaemia. It is good for the digestive system.

Menthe Matvadi Palya | Matodi Palya | Karnataka recipes

menthe matvada palya

About the event: 

It’s time for Shhh Secretly Cooking Challenge post. The theme for the month of June was suggested by Seema Doraiswamy Sriram as ” Fear Not The Bitter”. Seema is a wonderful blogger who blogs at Mildly Indian. She  has many delicious recipes with a good twist in them. I love the simplicity of her cooking and bookmarked the black rice ladoo and guava chutney to make it soon.  Seema was my partner and she gave me coconut and  green chilly as the secret ingredients. But since I had not used coconut, I asked for a change and it was oil she gave me and I made this Matvadi Palya.  I had given oil and cumin as the secret ingredients to Seema  and she has made this delicious side dish Karela ka Bharta

Karnataka recipes :

The other karnataka recipes shared earlier on the blog are Huli Nuchu, Mixed Vegetable Kootu, Bisebelebath. Among the sweets, we cherish the traditional Ragi Halbai and Bellada Sheera.

Let’s get to the recipe of Menthe Matvada Palya /Matodi Palya : 

Ingredients:


1 cup bengal gram  (Measurement used: 1 cup = 150ml) 
2 cluster (bunch) fenugreek leaves
5 green chilly
water (little)
3 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard
asafoetida
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
salt

Method:


1.Wash and soak bengal gram for two hours.
2. Separate the fenugreek leaves. Chop them and put them in water. Clean it several times to remove the grime.
3.Remove the bengal gram from water and grind it along with green chilly. Add little water while grinding.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. As it splutters, put asafoetida and turmeric powder to it. Now, put the fenugreek leaves. Let them cook for a minute. Once the methi leaves are cooked, add the ground mixture to it. Put salt and mix it. Let it cook on a low flame. Keep on stirring with a ladle, otherwise, the wet mixture forms a mass and  it will stick to the pan. All the efforts  turn to be a waste.  From the wet mixture, it cooks to a dry, delicious curry. It needs at least ten to fifteen minutes to cook perfectly. A perfectly cooked dish is dry and grainy. 

 

 

Take a tip: 

  • Add very little  water to grind it to a coarse paste.
  • Coconut and ginger may be added while grinding. I have not added. 
  • A little cumin may be put in the seasoning.

Menthe Matodi Palya

Menthe Matodi Palya is a delicious side dish from Karnataka. It is a , healthy, vegan, no onion garlic, side dish.
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine karnataka, South Indian
Keyword heirloom recipe, side dish, traditional recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup bengal gram
  • 2 cluster bunch fenugreek leaves
  • 5 green chilly
  • water little
  • 3 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard
  • asafoetida
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • salt

Instructions

  • 1.Wash and soak bengal gram for two hours.
  • Separate the fenugreek leaves. Chop them and put them in water. Clean it several times to remove the grime.
  • 3.Remove the bengal gram from water and grind it along with green chilly. Add little water while grinding.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. As it splutters, put asafoetida and turmeric powder to it. Now, put the fenugreek leaves. Let them cook for a minute. Once the methi leaves are cooked, add the ground mixture to it. Put salt and mix it. Let it cook on a low flame. Keep on stirring with a ladle, the wet mixture forms a mass and  it will stick to the pan. All the efforts will turn to be a waste.  From the wet mixture, it cooks to a dry, delicious curry. It needs at least ten to fifteen minutes to cook.

Notes

Add very little  water to grind it to a coarse paste.
Coconut and ginger may be added while grinding. I have not added. 
A little cumin may be put in the seasoning.

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Menthe Matvada Palya is one of the heirloom recipes. It is a tasty side dish ideal to pair with rice and rasam.

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mayurisjikoni
2 years ago

Jayashree your menthe matvadi palya is an interesting recipe. I am so tempted to try it out as I love using methi in different dishes. I would love to add coconut too to make it more flavorful.

Seema
Seema
2 years ago

I am so interested in this recipe. I do get menthe soppu from time to time and this will surely be the next one to try. Thankyou for being a fabulous partner for this theme, I really enjoyed our conversations and enthusiasm.

shobhakeshwani
shobhakeshwani
2 years ago

Traditional recipes are always so interesting and different. Loved the detailed write up. This is such an easy dish yet so flavourful.

The Girl Next Door
2 years ago

This is such a unique recipe! Loved the sound of the Matvadi Palya. The combination of Bengal gram and methi greens must definitely be very flavourful.

Preeti Shridhar
2 years ago

Jayashree, wonderful way to use methi leaves. I can imagine having it with plain white rice and a dollop of ghee. It sounds a lot like Purp Usli from Tamilnadu. I have never used methi leaves in it. Surely would try this winters. And would love to add coconut to it.

Renu Agrawal Dongre
Renu Agrawal Dongre
2 years ago

This looks similar to zunka, but so different as you are grinding the bengal gram here fresh instead of using the besan. This looks such a healthy recipe and will go well with rotis.

themadscientistskitchen

Jayashree I have not heard of this delicious methi matvadi playa sounds absolutely delicious. Something like the vatli dal the maharashtrian make only better Thanks to the methi leaves. Will definitely make some Thank you for sharing.

Batter Up With Sujata
2 years ago

Very interesting recipe. Chana dal with methi leaves sounds absolutely delicious. I would love to try it with coconut. Can’t wait to try.

Meera Girdhar
2 years ago

Jayashree Methi Matvadi Playa sounds so interesting I never tried this but yes I tasted this recipe few years back one of my friend belong to Pune she use to prepare this. Now I will surprise her by trying your recipe.

Poonam Bachhav
2 years ago

Fenugreek leaves with Bengal gram sounds interesting! Love such fuss free recipes. Thanks for sharing this traditional dish from Karnataka.

Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth

I always feel that heirloom recipes need to be shared and saved for the future generation, since we seem to be forgetting a lot of it of late. This dish looks absolutely soul comforting and warm… Lovely share…

Preethicuisine
2 years ago

Menthe Matvadi palya is such a flavourful and nutritious heirloom recipe. One of the best methi dish that is one of my favourite. Absolutely fuss free recipe.

vasusvegkitchen
vasusvegkitchen
2 years ago

Matodi Palya is my dad’s favourite, thanks for sharing this recipe, it’s been long I dint tasted this Palya. Love to have it with hot roti’s and even with hot steamed rice.

Priya vj
2 years ago

Menthe matwadi palya resembles the paruppu usili so much . Traditional recipes are always healthy and delectable.

Anu Kollon
2 years ago

Methi leaves with bengal gram looks very interesting. I think they make a perfect side dish for rice. Would love to try it. Thanks for the recipe.

namscorner18
namscorner18
2 years ago

That is an interesting and protien rich recipe with chana dal and methi. So versatile and it goes well with anything.

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