Thursday, 24 November 2011

Methi Paratha [ tepla ]


Ingredients
:
  • Wheat flour - 2 cups
  • Methi leaves - 1 cup [ chop leaves alone ]
  • fenu greek leaves
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 sp
  • Dhania jeera powder - 1 sp
  • Red chili powder - 1 1/2 sp
  • White seasame seeds - 1/2 sp
  • Thymol seeds [ omam ] - 1 sp
  • Curd - 2 tbl sp
  • Oil - as required [ for kneading, roasting ]
  • Green chili and garlic paste - 1 sp

Method:
Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle enough water, oil and knead to a smooth dough. Make lemon size balls from the dough. Then spread it into chapatis of medium thickness. Roast on a hot tawa using half a tsp of oil for both sides of chapati. Serve hot with chunda, and thick curd. This type of tepla can be kept for 4 to 5 days. Perfect dish to take along with you while traveling.



3 comments:

  1. I used to make this in bulk when I had exams. It would take care of our dinners for the whole week. Your recipe is wonderful, esp with omam and sesame seeds :)

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  2. divya omam use pannienal gas problem varathu. seasame pottal nala taste kedaykum. you are right it can be used for week.

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