Methi paratha

Makes a great breakfast or lunch. Tastes great with curds and achaar.

• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 10 minutes
• Makes: 4 parathas

Ingredients

For the dough

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• Water to make the dough

For the methi filling

• 2 cups chopped methi leaves
• Salt to taste
• ¼ tsp kasturi methi
• ¼ tsp haldi
• ¼ tsp chopped green chillies
• ½ tsp besan
• ¼ tsp oil
• Salt to taste

Method

1. For the methi filling.
2. Grind the methi with a mortar and pestle. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well to make a filling.

How to proceed

1. Make a dough and mix well all the ingredients. Make 4 round balls of the dough.
2. With a help of a little flour roll the dough and make a small circle. Place ¼ of the filling in the centre. Close the sides of the dough and make a round again.
3. With a help of a little flour roll out the parathas.
4. Put some oil on the tava and cook the parathas on both sides.

To serve

1. Serve hot with curds and achaar.