Comments on: Methi Chutney (Fenugreek Chutney)

by: Kirti

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:25:43 +0000

Indira Garu, Great work. I love your recipes. Everything I tried came out great. I cant wait to try Methi Chutney.

Thanks,
Kirti

by: Antara

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:59:15 +0000

Hi Indira, I was looking for something different to make today with Methi. I tried yahoo and google for various Methi recipes, but they all talked about Methi-Mutter Malai, Aloo-Methi or Methi Thepla, but you are the only one with a difference. I made this chutney following your recipe and it was excellent. I am looking forward to some more such traditional recipes with a difference!!!

by: Preeta

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:30:02 +0000

Er, I meant to say, “you’ve made my DAY with your methi chutney recipe and your outspokenness.” Was apparently too eager to post my comment as fast as possible!

by: Preeta

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:28:32 +0000

Hi Indira,

I discovered your blog a few weeks ago and have become a huge fan of it — I’m of Tamil descent, born and raised in Malaysia and now living in the States, and I can’t tell you what a delight it’s been to find all these traditional South Indian recipes carefully outlined here (and with pictures too!), because my mother (like most older Indian cooks) is unable to give precise measurements or instructions for anything! So thank you *so much* for being so generous with your knowledge.

You can delete my comment after reading it if you want, but I also wanted to say that what impelled me to post a comment after all these weeks was your brief political comment — I’ve been so happy to read your recipes all this while, and when I saw that, I was REALLY cheering. It’s, as someone else has said, a pleasure to discover that a cook you admire also shares your convictions — what a bonus! I commend you for speaking up, because sometimes I start to feel as if too many people in the US Indian community have no convictions — as long as they can make a lot of money and enjoy a fancy lifestyle they didn’t have back home, they’ll close one eye to whatever the government does, or even jump on the Republican bandwagon. I know that is a terrible generalization, but that is how I feel sometimes, so I am grateful to you for reminding me that that is not the case. You’ve made my with your methi chutney recipe and your outspokenness.

Preeta

by: vineela krishna

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:17:14 +0000

Hi Indira,
I never ate menthaku chutney.Mama will prepare pappu and koora but urs is nice and new idea.
Iam gonna try it and post u soon.
vineela

Indira replies:
Hi Vineela, mee site chusaanu. Chaala bagundi. Hyderabad nunchi blog chestunnara? Chaala santhosham.
Idi amma recipe. Baguntindi, try chesi chudandi. Upma loki chaala ruchiga untindi.

by: Kay

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:00:59 +0000

I had no clue, methi leaves can be used for a chutney! Does it taste bitter, Indira? Well, I’ve seen methi pastes used in methi roti and they weren’t bitter.. So, I don;t know.

I’ll just say, after living in both coasts of US and having been exposed to different things happening here, I’ve lost all the respect I had, for this country.

Indira replies:
Just a little bit bitter, Kay, I think it’s also because of sesame.

by: Janani

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:42:56 +0000

Hi Indira: I think that’s what I love best about your blog…cooking along with your blog is like being in the company of a good friend whose politics are very akin to my own:)you seem as feisty as the food you make.

Its your blog:) Don’t back down!

Indira replies:
I care about what’s going on this world verymuch. Sometimes, I’ve to vent.:)
Thanks!
About your other comment about ‘putarekulu’, I was little busy, couldn’t reply you soon enough. Yep, there is a song about ‘putarekulu’.
Glad to know that you are also from Raayalaseema.:)

by: Indira

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:58:33 +0000

I see that the comment war is escalating here. I appreciate all your opinions. This might be something, which won’t affect us directly, but still we have to raise our voice to say if something is wrong. That is what I tried to do and so does everybody else who participated in this discussion. But any way, to keep our discussions limited to food, for now, I have hidden some comments. I appreciate your understanding.

by: Lakshmi

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:12:59 +0000

Hi Indira,
nice recipes, haven’t tried this methi leaves chutney..will try next time.
I came across your site browsing one day, can say that i got insipiration from you to start my own.

Indira replies:
Congrats and best wishes, Lakshmi.

by: Shubha Shashikanth

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:36:19 +0000

Hi Indira

I think methi paruppu usli is quite tasty .I make it quite often. Methi chutney not much to my taste.
Have you tried the Menthedhittu of Karnataka?it is also called Methkuth powder in Maharashtra delicious.

Shubha

Indira replies:
Nope. is it prepared with dried methi leaves?