Methi Puri |Fenugreek Puffed Flat Bread

Travel friendly snack item

We love travelling by road and the most important question a planner has to think about after the stay and the route details is travel food. Travel food should be easy to make and should retain the taste and freshness for at least a few hours. The dough of this Puri can be made ahead one night prior then just roll and fry before starting the journey.

Pack Methi Puri’s with pickles or sauce for a Picnic or serve it for Breakfast, it will be an instant hit.

Fenugreek leaves are enriched with minerals like Potassium, Calcium, and Iron.  The leaves have good dietary fiber and are enriched with Vitamin C. For more intense taste, add soaked kasuri methi.

I relish it with Schezwan Chutney 😉

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour:  2 cups

Besan or Chickpea flour: 1 cup

Methi(Fenugreek leaves): 1 cup chopped

Soaked Kasuri Methi: 1 tbsp(Optional)

Oil: 1 tablespoon

Asafoetida (Hing): a pinch

Cumin Seeds: 2 tsp

Ajwain or carom seeds: 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Maggi magic cube (Optional): 1

Red chili powder: 1 tsp

Turmeric: 1/2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste: 1 tsp

Oil for frying

Directions:

Wash and chop the fenugreek leaves, Take some oil in a wok and add cumin seeds, ajwain, Hing and ginger-garlic. Fry properly. Now add, chopped fenugreek leaves, soaked kasuri methi, chili powder, turmeric, maggi masala and salt. Put 1 tbsp water and let it cook.

Sieve both atta and besan together and add some salt and the cooked fenugreek mixture. Knead to make a dough, keep adding little water to it till the dough is ready and does not stick to your hands. Keep the dough aside for 30 minutes.

(Note: The dough should be hard enough for making pooris, so add water only if required)

Heat enough oil in a wok and make small lemon sized balls from the dough and roll to make pooris. Fry these Poori’s to a golden brown colour and remove on a paper napkin when done.

Serve with Pickle, chutney or sauce.

Enjoy!! 😀