Puthina paratha / Mint paratha

April 22, 2015

Puthina paratha





Ingredients:



Wheat flour                       : 2 cups
Mint / Puthina leaves        : 3/4 cup
Salt to taste
Oil                                     : 1 tsp
Cumin pdr                         :  a pinch
Chat masala                      : a pinch
Ghee                                 : 2 tbsp


Method:



Roast one tablespoon mint leaves  in a hot tawa. Crush it to powder and mix it with chat masala and keep aside.
Chop the balance mint leaves finely.
Mix wheat flour with salt, chopped mint leaves  and cumin powder. Add enough water to make a smooth and stiff dough. Add a tsp of oil to this and knead it and keep it covered for 20 mins.
Take a lemon sized ball out of this dough and roll it out to a medium sized chappathi.
Smear oil or melted butter over this, sprinkle some wheat flour and fold it like a fan.
Roll it and flatten it.







                                       
                           
  Make it a medium sized chappathi. Heat a tawa and cook the chappathi on both sides till small brown spots appear.  Smear ghee or oil over the chappathi, sprinkle the crushed mint powder over
this.
 Repeat the process with the remaining dough. Serve it hot with yoghurt or any side dish of your choice!





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