Friday, January 22, 2016

Menthya KaDubu


Menthya means Fenugreek/ Methi. This is a one item meal dish. Learnt from Nanda Lokesh who is a very enthusiastic chef at her home.

Ingredients:
For wheat balls
1cup wheat flour
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
2-3 tsp cooking oil
Water to knead the above.

For the gravy
3-4 onions- chopped
2 pods of garlic- finely chopped-
1tsp red chilly powder
2 bunches of fenugreek leaves cleaned and chopped.
1 tomato(optional)
1/2 tsp garam masala powder.
Salt to taste.

How to make: Knead all the ingredients given under items required for preparing wheat balls like you prepare the chapati dough.
 Make small balls out of the dough. Smear a little oil to your palms so that the dumplings do not stick to each other. Put them in boiling water and keep them aside when cooked( takes about 15-20 minutes)

In kadai take oil, chopped onions, chopped garlic, chopped methi  leaves, chilly powder, garam masala and salt. Fry everything till you get a nice aroma. At last add wheat balls. Mix. Serve hot.

P.S: You could prepare this meal as a dry item or add some water and make it like a gravy.