Ammalu’s Kitchen

Methi/Fenugreek Rotis

We get very few fresh Indian vegetables here. We have a one stop store where all Asians buy their stuff and is considered to be the best compared to the other all Indian grocery stores where I live. I found a huge bag of picked , fresh methi leaves for a dollar and couldn’t resist buying them.

K , on the other hand was not very happy because it would be a methi week for us! To please him, I made his staple diet, the roti , with methi in it. I normally do the kneading and he does the rolling and I cook them on the tawa . He’s got this strange thing about roti measurements and sometimes it drives me crazy. He would explain to me the diameter , the thickness of the roti and stuff like that when I didn’t get them right and one fine day ,he finally decided that he would roll them , always!!!

It turned out to be a superb meal and for once ,I wasn’t criticized for my rotis.

Knead 2 cups of wheat flour with 1 cup of methi/fenugreek in it and also add a teaspoon of ajwain and salt to taste. Keep aside for about 45 minutes. After letting it settle for 45 minutes , Make small balls of the dough and roll it on a base with a rolling pin , its necessary that you drizzle a few drops of oil while rolling . Once done , heat it on the tawa and the rotis are ready!! Serve it with a hot curry, potato or mixed veg and a cup of yogurt.