Methi chapathi

Ingrdients:
1 cup Methi leaves
3 cups wheat flour
1 cup chick peas flour/ Besan
1 tsp Red chili powder
1/2 turmeric powder
3 tsp ghee/butter
salt to taste

How to prepare:
Heat the butter/ghee in pan, add the washed methi leaves,salt,turmeric and red chili powder
when the leaves are cook, remove from stove and keep aside.
In a bowl, mix wheat flour, besan and methi mixture and add the luke warm water to make a dough
Knead the dough thoroughly for about 2-3 mins (till it is soft) and cover it for 30 mins
Divide the dough into lime sized balls, on the floured surface, roll out the dough into chapathi
Heat a pan on medium heat. fry the chapathi using about 1/2 tsp ghee/butter until it a golden brown on both sides
serve it hot

Aloo methi/ Potato and Fenugreek Leaves Stir Fry with Indian Spices

Ingredients:

3 potatos

1 cup chopped methi leaves

1 onion

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

2-3 green chilies

2-4 cloves

1" cinnamon

2-4 peppercorns

1tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp red chili powder

1/4 tsp kasoori methi

How to prepare:

Heat oil in a pan add the whole garam masala and cumin seeds, when it slputters add the chopped onion, green chilies and ginger-garlic paste.

When onion turns its color add turmeric, red chili powder,cut potato and add salt, cook the potato with closed lid for 4-5 mins.

Add methi leaves and cook till its raw flavour extracts. Lastly, sprinkle some kasoori methi(gives flavour to your dish)

Serve with chapathi or stuff with bread.

Fruit cake bread

Ingredients:

3 cups All purpose flour

1 1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs well beaten

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp salt

1 cup of fruit juice

1 cup candied pineapple chopped

1 cup candied apricot chopped

1 cup dates chopped

1 cup figs chopped

1 cup of raisins

1 cup cherries

2 cup of chopped nuts

1 cupbutter or vegetable oil

2 slice of bakin g chocolate (melt the chocolate in microwave for 40-60 secs)

How to prepare

Combine sugar and well beaten yolks and beat vigorously for 2 mins. Sift flour and measure
Sift 2 cups of flour with baking powder and salt. Combine the 3rd cup of flour with the fruits and nuts.Add the sifted dry ingredients to the egg yolks and sugar alternately with the fruit juice, baking chocolate and beat until smooth. Add the fruits and nuts,butter or oil, mix well.

Turn into tube pan oiled. Bake at 325 F for 45 -60 mins.