MINT PARATHA

Mint is an easiest herb you can grow in your balcony. I started growing mint in my balcony two years ago . After that I never bought it from market .

Trust me , your balcony herbs are more delicious and fragrant than market products . In addition to fragrance and freshness these are pesticides free. 

I suggest, you make a habit of growing easy herbs and vegetables in your balcony garden . They provides you best organic vegetables and makes your balcony beautiful . 

When you will buy mint next time, use fresh leaves and preserve mint stem which have little roots growing along .

Just push mint root side  stem inside soil from your garden , water it daily and wait.

I was so happy to see tiny mint leaves started showing there beautiful appearance.

They joy of creation is incomparable .  Growing plant teach you to wait , patience and trust that ond day it will come out with green leaves.

Just pluck fresh leaves or cut stem when you want to make any mint dish .  The plant will continue to grow  as previous.

Let's make few quick dishes of these balcony herb, mint .

You can use mint in paratha or can make delicious mint rice . 

Click here for Mint Rice recipe. 

Mint chutney is one of the tasty thing you can make of it .

Click here for mint chutney recipe.

Mohijo is best mint mocktail you can serve in party.

Click here for Mojito mocktail recipe

For Mint Paratha 

Ingredients :

15-20 fresh mint leaves

1 cup wheat flour

1/4 cup thick curd

1 tsp red chilly powder, turmeric powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder, Jeera powder 

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

2 tsp oil

Salt as per taste

1/2 tsp sugar

Sesame seeds (optional)

Method : 

1. Wash and chop mint leaves .

2. Add all ingredients listed above .

Adjust spices as per your taste .

3. Use water as required to make its soft dough 

4. Keep it aside for 15 minutes covered with wet cloth.

5. Take a small portion of dough.

6 . Make its ball. Apply oil on its surface.

7. Using rolling pin roll it as you roll regular roti.

8. Roast it on both sides on heated pan .

9. Apply homemade ghee on it. Homemade ghee makes paratha softer and smells nice.

10 . Serve hot parathas with curd , any type of raita or pickle.

~ Amruta