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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