Thursday, 15 August 2013

Methi matar paratha [ fenugreek and green peas flatbread ]


Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup wheat flour
1 tbsp chick pea flour or gram flour (besan)
1 tbsp semolina flour
1 cup boiled or frozen green peas
1 tbsp garlic and ginger paste
1 tbsp green chilly paste
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1 tbsp kasuri methi ( dry fenugreek powder )
3 to 4 tbsp yogurt
4 tbsp oil
salt to taste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Method:
1. Mix fenugreek leaves, green peas, green chilly, coriander leaves in a bowl. Add yogurt and oil. Blend everything together. Make rough paste not too thin liquid.
2. Take all flours in a separate bowl. Add turmeric powder, salt to taste, ginger paste, garlic paste and mix well. Pour the wet mixture in to the dry flour and make a dough. Can add water if needed.smooth out the dough with oil or ghee to make soft. cover it and let it rest for just 15 min. not more than that.
3.Make small balls and roll it like a round chapatti. You can bake it on Tawa or nonstick pan with or without oil. You can deep fry it as well.
4. Serve hot or can be stored up to 15 days in fridge.