Masala Roti

Ingredients needed :

• Wheat flour - 2 cup
• Pumpkin Puree - 1/2 cup
• Flax seeds - a handful 
• Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Ajwain seeds - little
• Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp.
• Salt
• Oil

Method :


Chop Pumpkin roughly,take a saucepan and add the pumpkin pieces + water and allow it to cook when it is almost done,take the pieces alone and allow it to cool off completely .. (save the water if any,U can add it while making dough).

In a blender first take a handful of flax seeds and powder it into fine powder and set aside ...now take the pumpkin pieces and grind it into smooth paste without adding water ...

Now take a big bowl and add wheat flour+Salt+Oil+chilli powder+flax seeds powder+jeera powder+ajwain seeds and mix it well ..to this add the pumpkin puree and just sprinkle little water start to knead the dough well till u get a soft dough take a small ball size of the dough and roll it into circular disc shape , the same way as u make chapati and heat a tawa and place the rolled chapati and fry it till done on both sides.

Tomato Rice ~ Type 3

 

Ingredients needed : 

• Cooked rice 
• Onions -  2
• Tomatoes - 2
• Carrot - 1
• Potato - 2
• Green Capsicum - 1
• Curry leaves - a string 
• Mustard seeds 
• Urid dhal
• Methi seeds
• Hing powder
• Chick peas -  1cup
• Dhaniya powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Pav Bhaji Masala powder - little
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
• Salt
• Oil 
• Ghee
• Lemon juice
• Corrainder leaves

Method :  

             Soak Chickpeas overnight and pressure cook it by adding reqd. amount of water + salt till done .

Chop Onions , tomatoes, capsicum, Carrot finely and keep it aside. Chop Potatoes lengthwise and keep it separately in a bowl immersed in water ..

Pressure Cook rice by adding reqd. amount of water ..I used Sona masoori rice and cookied it in rice cooker(I used 1: 1 3/4 ratio -  rice : water ) once done spread the cooked rice in a big bowl and add a tsp. of ghee , mix it gently and set aside..

Heat a kadai and add 2 tsp. of oil + mustard seeds and allow it to splutter then add Urid dhal + methi seeds + curry leaves + onion + salt + hing powder and fry for few mins...then add capsicum + potatoes +Carrot + tomatoes and cook for few mins. just sprinkle little water ..when it is almost done add turmeric powder + dhaniya powder + Jeera powder + chilli powder +pav bhaji masala powder + Cooked chickpeas and add very little water and cook it well till the water evaporates, now switch off the flame and add the lemon juice and garnish with corriander leaves .

Now add the cooked onion - tomato mixture to the cooked rice and mix it gently and evenly and serve it with raita or Chips .  

You can skip chickpeas and just add groundnuts and make the rice ...