Venthayakeerai-Chappathy

#VenthayakeeraiChappathy or #MethyChappathy or #FenugreekLeafChappathy : Generally #venthayakeerai is used in the preparation of koottu [ lentil ] only. We all know green leafy vegetables are rich source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. So in order to consume #fenugreekleaves in a different way I have used it in the preparation of chappathy. Here comes the method of preparation.

Ingredients :
2 cups                                 Multi grain wheat flour or Whole wheat flour
1/8 cup                               Amaranth seeds cooked
1/4 Tsp                               Shajeera or Cumin seeds
1/4 Tsp                               Ajwain [ omam ]
1 pinch                               Asafoetida
3/4 Tsp                              Salt
1 cup                                 Venthaya keerai [ Fenugreek leaf ], chop nicely
1 Tsp                                 Oil [ I used gingelly oil ]

Enough oil to make chappathy.

Method :
Wash the venthaya keerai thoroughly in water two or three times.
Keep on a cutting board or colander to drain water.

Take all other ingredients in a wide mouthed vessel.
Add chopped venthaya keerai and enough water.
Knead into a tight dough.
Add a tsp of oil and knead until dough becomes soft.

Keep a tawa on a stove over medium flame.
Make roti using a rolling pin over a platform.
Put the rolled roti over the hot tawa.

Add few drops of oil and spread evenly over the roti with dosai ladle.

Flip the other side and spread a few drops of oil on this side also.

Transfer into a casserole after cooking well on both the sides.
Enjoy with lentil or with any side dish of your choice.


Dry cuury can be spread over the chappathy.
Tightly roll them and enjoy. These rolls can be packed for lunch.
Easy to carry and more over tasty and healthy too.








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Amaranth-Roti

#AmaranthRoti : Many of us do not know that the seeds of commonly used green leafy vegetable, Amaranth [ thandu keerai, mulai keerai, etc.,.. ] is edible. Even I don't know!! After coming to live in Chhattisgarh I chanced upon this seed in a super market. I came to know that here local people used to take this one while fasting.
I googled and found out that amaranth is gluten free and rich in protein.
#Amaranth is known as #Rajkira in Hindi. It is called Amaranth or #amarantham or amarnath in Tamil.
Now I have started including amaranth either the seeds or its flour in some way in our daily food.
Two days back I tried to make roti using amaranth flour. The rotis came out soft and very tasty. But only problem is that while rolling the dough, the platform has to be dusted with lots of flour as it tends to break away since it is gluten free.
Now to the recipe.

Can make 4 rotis.

Ingredients :
1 cup	Amaranth flour
1/2 Tsp	Amaranth seeds [ optional ]
1/4 Tsp	Cumin seeds
1/4 Tsp	Carom seeds [ Omam ]
1/4 Tsp	Cumin powder
1/4 Tsp	Chilly powder
1/2 Tsp	salt

Method :

Take all the given ingredients in a basin and knead into tight dough by adding enough water.

Dust the rolling board with amaranth flour and roll into circular rotis.

Heat a non stick dosai tawa or iron tawa on a stove over medium heat.

Cook well on both sides sprinkling little oil.

Transfer into a casserole.

Serve hot with potato kuruma or any curry of your choice.

This amaranth roti can also be used as #tortilla just like the normal tortilla prepared from wheat flour.
Spread any dry curry of your choice over the amaranth roti [ #AmaranthTortilla ] and roll tightly.
Ah!! you get a tasty #burrito [ tortilla roll filled with dry curry ], a famous Mexican food.
Here I made beetroot-Drumstick leaf curry rolls [ burritos ]



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