Spoon and Chopsticks: Fenugreek with Dried Peas and Mince

Fenugreek with Dried Peas and Mince

Monday, October 10, 2011 - Posted by Spoon and Chopsticks

I often use fenugreek seeds in my cooking. Fenugreek seeds have a bitter taste and have certain health benefits. Fenugreek seeds are readily available in any South Asian grocery stores.

Making this dish in a pressure cooker reduces the cooking time. You may also make this dish in a pot but you may need to add more water and cook it for a longer time. It can also be made as a vegetarian dish by removing the mince from the recipe.

Ingredients:

80g fenugreek seeds, soaked overnight

50g dried peas, soaked overnight (I used dried green peas)

100g mince
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
Small piece of ginger, crushed
A pinch of turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
Salt and chilli powder to taste
1 cup water
Oil

Preparation:

Wash the soaked fenugreek seeds 2-3 times with cold water and drain it. This will reduce bitterness from the fenugreek seeds.
Heat oil in pressure cooker in medium heat. Fry the onions, ginger and garlic until they are brown. Add mince and fry until brown.

Add fenugreek seeds and dried peas. Stir well.
Add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder and cumin powder.

Fry for 2-3 minutes. Add water and cover the pressure cooker. Cook for about 10 minutes.

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13 comments:

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Adorably healthy recipe dear.Pics luk appetizingly delicious as well.Luv it.

... on October 10, 2011 at 8:38 PM

ann low said...

This is interesting. I've never heard or seen fenugreek seeds before, I bet this is very delicious :)

... on October 10, 2011 at 10:26 PM

Anonymous said...

This looks very interesting. I've heard of fenugreek, but I've never had it before. Thanks for sharing!

... on October 11, 2011 at 12:40 PM

Kelly | Eat Yourself Skinny said...

Such an interesting, healthy dish, looks delicious! :)

... on October 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM

Elisabeth said...

Such a healthy and delicious recipe. You always explain so clearly the method of preparation with perfect photos, and great recipe!

... on October 11, 2011 at 2:06 PM

Angie's Recipes said...

I am not familiar with the use of fenugreek...but I do love peas, and this looks so flavourful, warm and tasty!

... on October 11, 2011 at 4:29 PM

Peggy said...

What a healthy bowl of deliciousness! Looks so tasty =)

... on October 12, 2011 at 7:21 AM

Its Dita ^-* said...

yummy way to cook healty foods even the ingredients you use- good one!I must try the recipe- I can find fenugreek easily at my place. Thank you for sharing!^_^

... on October 12, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Prathima Rao said...

Healthy dish & looks appetizing!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

... on October 12, 2011 at 11:05 PM

cookingvarieties said...

hi spoon and chopsticks. this is one dish where i really wonder how it tastes like, never seen this before. \
quite curious on this one in particular, although there are so many dishes i have never seen before..must be the dried peas and fenugreek.
i must learn to eat fenugreek and use them fro my curry too.

... on October 14, 2011 at 5:16 AM

Spoon and Chopsticks said...

Thanks everyone for the comments.

@Dita: I didn't know you could get fenugreek in Indonesia.

@cookingvarieties: You may find this dish slightly bitter as fenugreek seeds have a bitter taste.

... on October 14, 2011 at 5:54 AM

mjskit said...

I've never used fenugreek before, but because I've been seeing it used so much lately, I have it on my Asian market shopping list. After seeing this recipe, now I'm really curious as to what they taste like. A great combination of seasonings and ingredients. Sounds like avery healthy and tasty dish!

... on October 16, 2011 at 2:25 PM

Elisabeth said...

Very healthy,and delicious...thanks for sharing your great recipe:DDD

... on October 22, 2011 at 5:06 AM

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