Methi Roti ( Chapati | Paratha) | Fenugreek leaves Roti
Monday, July 12, 2021
Methi | Fenugreek leaves have many health benefits. I try to bring fresh bunch of leaves when available in Indian grocery store. I freeze the extra leaves after cleaning for future use. Methi is bitter and sometimes the dish prepared with it also turns out slightly bitter and to be careful of. There are few dishes I prepare with methi leaves, like, methi paratha, aloo methi, malai methi matar, methi rice etc., But when used in paratha, the flavor is such that you want to eat more. It actually tastes delicious. Can be eaten just with curds and pickle. Methi paratha is similar to Gujarati Thepla, which is made with multigrain flour -mainly wheat and besan flour. Note: separate the leaves from the stem, only leaves are used.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup - methi leaves | fenugreek leaves
- 2 cups - wheat flour
- ¼ cup - curds or Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup - fresh coriander leaves
- ½ tsp - cumin seeds
- ½ tsp - carom seeds | ajwain
- ½ tsp - turmeric powder
- 1 tsp - ginger minced
- 1 tsp - minced garlic (optional)
- ½ tsp - red chili powder
- 2 tsp - oil
- 5 tsp - oil | melted butter | ghee - for cooking
- ¼ cup - wheat flour - needed while rolling the paratha
- salt to taste
Method:
- In a mixing bowl, take methi leaves & coriander leaves, curds, cumin seeds, carom seeds, turmeric powder, ginger, red chili powder and salt. Mix it all together.
- Gradually now add wheat flour while mixing it all together. Start kneading the dough. You may need to add bit of water to get the chapati dough consistence.
- Once all the ingredients comes together into the dough, add 2 tsp of oil and knead.
- Cover with moist paper towel and keep it aside for about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough and form into medium sized balls.
- Meanwhile, heat a flat pan/griddle on medium-high flame.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough - say about 5" diameter circles.
- Once the griddle is hot, place the rolled paratha on the griddle. As bottom side gets slightly hot flip it over. Brush bit of oil/ghee/melted-butter on the paratha. With help of flat spatula, gently press the middle area of the paratha and rotate it in circular motion - this help it cook evenly. Flip the paratha again and brush oil/ghee/melted-butter now on the top side. You may need to flip couple of more times to cook evenly on both sides, no need to apply oil again. Cook until you notice brown spots on the paratha.
- Repeat the steps with rest of the dough.
- Serve hot methi paratha with plain curds or raita and Indian pickle; or curry.
Also, check out other Indian bread recipes
Labels: breakfast, Indian Bread, Lunch-box, North Indian dish, Vegetarian
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