Traditional confinement foods: Recipe for Methi poori

Fenugreek leaves or methi is known to be rich in iron, vitamins calcium, and minerals. You can consume it as a part of a vegetable or add it into a dough to make methi parantha. But one of the popular traditional confinement foods given to most new mums is methi ki poori.

Ingredients:

• Whole wheat flour 2 cups
• Finely chopped methi leaves 1 cup
• Finely chopped green chillies 2
• Coriander and cumin seeds powder 1 tsp
• Carom seeds (ajwain) ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Tumeric (haldi) powder- a pinch
• Roasted fennel (saunf) seeds 1 tsp
• Asafoetida (hing) – a pinch
• Ghee or oil for frying

Method:

• Mix the whole wheat flour with all these ingredients (except the ghee/oil for frying) and knead a soft dough.
• Now take small portions and make round balls. Toll out these balls into pooris. Heat some oil or ghee in a kadhai and release each poori gently into it. Fry each poori till it turns golden brown. You can serve it with any vegetable that you like.

(Cover Image courtesy: Methi poori)

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