About Methi Makki Roti Recipe
Methi Makki Roti Recipe | Methi Makai ki Roti Recipe | Fenugreek & Maize Flour Chapati Recipe | Methi Makka Roti Recipe | Punjabi Methi Makki di Roti | Healthy Makai Chapati Recipe with step by step photos and Video:
Makki Methi Roti Recipe is a uniquely flavored roti or chapati recipe that is everyone’s favorite dish in North India, especially in the winter as we get really fresh Methi aka fenugreek in this season.
This Methi Makai ki Roti Recipe contains the goodness of fenugreek aka methi which is healthy, nutritious, and a rich source of dietary fiber, and also protein content is high in them. It is a great way to include green leafy vegetables in our diet.
Makki di Roti with Sarson ka Saag is everyone’s favorite dish in North in India. But this recipe of Fenugreek & Maize Flour Chapati comes with an exciting twist to our regular makki ki roti.
It takes the taste of Punjabi Methi Makki di Roti to another level! Methi Makka Rotis are so delicious and yummy and served with any Sabzi Recipes and Methi Chutney.
This Healthy Makai Chapati Recipe is a traditional Punjabi Lunch/Dinner made with maize flour and fresh fenugreek leaves and served with Saag or Arbi curry or Aloo Matar Curry and any dry sabji like aloo gobhi and Gajar muli gobhi pickle on the side.
Health Benefits of Fenugreek Leaves or Taji Methi:
Methi aka Fenugreek Leaves helps Control Cholesterol. This is High in Antioxidants, Beneficial for Diabetes, Weight Management, and Prevents Gastric Disorders.
It prevents Clotting Disorders, Improves Skin and Hair Health and it also has Anti Cancer Properties.
These Fenugreek Leaves are fully nutritious, and a rich source of dietary fiber, and also protein content is high in them. If you consume fenugreek leaves twice daily, it flushes out all the waste from the body and also cleanses the intestines.
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Methi Makki Roti Recipe | Methi Makai ki Roti Recipe | Healthy Makai Chapati Recipe | Punjabi Methi Makki di Roti
Ingredients
Ingredients for Methi Makki di Roti:
- 2 cups Makki Atta / Maize Flour / Corn Flour / Makai ka Atta
- 1 cup Fresh Methi / Fenugreek Leaves
- ½ tsp Salt (adjust as per taste)
- Water (as required)
- 2 tbsp Ghee
Instructions
How to make Methi Makki Roti | Healthy Makai Chapati Recipe:
- Firstly, chop and wash the fresh fenugreek or methi and drain the excess water.
- Further, add Maize flour/Makki atta/makai ka atta, fresh chopped methi, and salt, in a mixing bowl and mix them well.
- Add a little water at a time and mix it with flour in a rotating motion from the center of the bowl to outward until it forms a dough and it cleans the sides of the bowl.
- Please try my Methi Makki Roti Video Recipe for more details.
- If the dough becomes sticky, add more flour or if the dough is dry, add some water.
- knead the dough for a few minutes until the dough become firm and smooth, with just the right rolling consistency.
- After that, knead the dough with wet hands and make a ball.
- Further, prepare round rotis by patting the batter on a board with your hands or you can also roll by keeping the batter in between 2 sheets of polythene.
- Or flatter the dough with your palm, and then roll it into a spread using the rolling pin.
- Now, pick the methi makki di roti, pat it between your hands to shake off the excess flour, and place it on the hot tawa.
- Further, in about 30 seconds the little bubble will start appearing, with the help of a spatula turn the methi makai roti over to the other side and cook for a few seconds.
- This time this side has to be cooked more than the previous side. you will see brown spots on the makai methi roti.
- Further, cook both sides partially as we will be cooking directly on the flame.
- After that, Place the makki methi roti on the flame directly, and cook it.
- Cook the chapatis perfectly as per the video or pic or as a regular roti recipe.
- In addition, apply some ghee to the roti.
- Finally, serve this hot and yummy methi makki roti or methi makai chapati with any Sabzi Recipes, Methi Chutney, and Rai ka Achar.
Notes
- First, make sure to knead the maize dough really well, if there are cracks then the roti will not puff up.
- Additionally, if you are not comfortable cooking the chapati on direct flame then you can try to puff up on hot tawa itself.
Step by Step Recipe
How to make Methi Makki Roti | Healthy Makai Chapati Recipe with step by step photos:
1. Firstly, chop and wash the fresh fenugreek or methi and drain the excess water.
2. Further, add Maize flour/Makki atta/makai ka atta, fresh chopped methi, and salt, in a mixing bowl and mix them well.
3. Add a little water at a time and mix it with flour in a rotating motion from the center of the bowl to outward until it forms a dough and it cleans the sides of the bowl. Please try my Methi Makki Roti Video Recipe for more details.
4. If the dough becomes sticky, add more flour or if the dough is dry, add some water.
5. knead the dough for a few minutes until the dough become firm and smooth, with just the right rolling consistency.
6. After that, knead the dough with wet hands and make a ball.
7. Further, prepare round rotis by patting the batter on a board with your hands or you can also roll by keeping the batter in between 2 sheets of polythene.
8. Or flatter the dough with your palm, and then roll it into a spread using the rolling pin.
9. Now, pick the methi makki di roti, pat it between your hands to shake off the excess flour, and place it on the hot tawa.
10. Further, in about 30 seconds the little bubble will start appearing, with the help of a spatula turn the methi makai roti over to the other side and cook for a few seconds.
11. This time this side has to be cooked more than the previous side. you will see brown spots on the makai methi roti.
12. Further, cook both sides partially as we will be cooking directly on the flame.
13. After that, Place the makki methi roti on the flame directly, and cook it.
14. Cook the chapatis perfectly as per the video or pic or as a regular roti recipe.
15. In addition, apply some ghee to the roti.
16. Finally, serve this hot and yummy methi makki roti or methi makai chapati with any Sabzi Recipes, Methi Chutney, and Rai ka Achar.
More Ways to Use Maize Flour / Makai Atta
1. You can try my other Makki Atta Recipes like Makai ki Roti, Methi Makki Paratha Recipe, etc.
2. Makai Poori is the other options.
3. You can also make Kasuri Methi Makki Paratha.