Methi roti

Methi leaves are very beneficial for health as they are very rich in antioxidants, iron, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, potassium and selenium and also a good source of dietary fiber. It also has It is beneficial to diabetic patients and also helps to alleviate the symptoms of both menstruation and menopause.It tastes bitter but when added to a dish it gives yummy taste and can be taken in breakfast, lunch and dinner.


Ingredients:

1. Fresh methi leaves.
2. Chopped onions.
3. Wheat flour.
4. Cumin.
5. Chopped green chilies.
6. Salt.
7. Curry leaves.
8. Ginger-garlic paste.
9. Turmeric.
10. Water.
11. Ghee.

Method:

• In a mixing bowl take wheat flour, add washed and chopped methi leaves, chopped onions, chopped green chilies,curry leaves (thinly sliced),cumin, pinch of turmeric, ginger-garlic paste and salt to taste.
• Now add sufficient water to make dough and roll like rotis.
• Bake them on a hot pan and until the spots seen.
• Turn over the other side and check for spots and with splash of ghee serve hot its READY TO EAT :)

Dill sabji / Sabakki palya.

Dill is considered to have very good anti-gas properties,so it is used as mouth freshener, or an after-meal digestive. The health benefits of dill include its ability to boost digestive health, as well as provide relief from insomnia, hiccups, diarrhea, dysentery, menstrual disorders, respiratory disorders, and cancer.

Ingredients:

1. Soaked yellow split moong dhal.(small cup)
2. Chopped Dill.
3. Chopped onions.
4. Slit green chilies.
5. Smashed garlic 2-3 cloves.
6. Turmeric.
7. Oil.
8. Salt.

Method:

• Place a skillet on medium flame with little oil ,once the oil is heated add smashed garlic cloves, green chilies  and chopped onions.
• Once the onions gets transparent add soaked moong dhal(5 min of soaking).stir fry.
• Now add turmeric, chopped dill and salt to taste.
• Cook for 2 minutes with closed lid and serve with rotis, breads and its READY TO EAT :)

Thaalipeeth

Thaalipeeth is one of the breakfast dishes in north Karnataka and Maharashtra.This is super filling and healthy nutritious and can be more yummy by adding grated vegetables.

Ingredients:

1. Besan/Chickpea flour/gram flour.
2. Wheat flour(little).
3. Onions.
4. Grated vegetables(cucumbers,ginger)
5. Cumin.
6. Curry leaves.
7. Cilantro.
8. Salt.
9. Chillies.
10. Turmeric.

Method:

• In a big bowl pour besan and little wheat flour in 2:1 ratio following with all the mentioned ingredients.

• Mix well first and if required sprinkle water and make dough of it.

• On a clean cloth take a small dumpling of the dough and spread it with fingers to make like roti.
  

• On a heated pan lift the cloth and transfer it on pan sprinkle some water to remove the cloth. and roast it with ghee(if required) and serve it hot with choice of chutney or pickle and its READY TO EAT :)

Ajwain-jeera biscuits

This is chat-pata snack and recipe is simply and fast.This is usually a combination with hot tea.


Ingredients:

1. Maida/All purpose flour.
2. Ajwain.(little)
3. Jeera/cumin.(little)
4. Water.
5. Salt.
6. Oil for frying.

Method:

• In a mixing bowl pour maida, salt to taste, ajwain, jeera (crushed a bit) mix all the ingredients with water to make a hard dough.
• Roll the dough like roti and cut into diamond shaped using a knife or pizza cutter.
• On a medium flame heat the oil and slowly drop each diamond shaped biscuit into the oil for frying and fry until golden red.
• Take out on tissue paper so that it absorbs excess oil and once it comes to room temperature can be snacked its READY TO EAT :)

NOTE: Can be stored in air tight container after cooled for 2 weeks.

ShankarPali

This is the most favorite and is traditional Maharashtrian snack recipe. This is fried crunchy and sweet cookies that literally melt in your mouth! 

Ingredients:

1. All purpose flour/Maida.
2. Sugar.(acc to taste)
3. Ghee.
4. Milk.(1/2 cup)
5. Oil for frying.
6. Little water.

Method:

• In a skillet on a medium flame boil little water, sugar, salt to taste and little milk in it.(no exact measurements required go as per your taste).
• Now in a mixing bowl take u r required quantity of maida and make a hole in center and add the warm water which is prepared earlier and also add melted ghee.
• Make it in form of a dough and roll it like a roti and cut them in to small diamonds.
• In a frying pan oil is heated on medium flame for deep frying pour one by one carefully and take them out when they are golden red..dust with sugar powder and serve as snack and its READY TO EAT :)