Radish Chapathi
Radish is an undervalued vegetable, and seldom finds its way into our pantry. Even though it possesses a pungent smell, it is loaded with nutrients and used in Ayurveda and other traditional medicines as a cure for some health ailments.Radish contains high water content enough to keep the body well hydrated. It is a good source of several vitamins and minerals like Vit C, folate, potassium etc., and has anti-fungal properties which are known to fight against major fungal infections in our body. Vit C and high water content in the vegetable keeps our skin well hydrated and glowing. It is a detoxifier, low in fat, calories, high fiber, and the presence of nutrients and certain compounds is proven to be helpful for fighting fungal infections, diabetes, blood pressure, protects heart, weight loss, digestive disorders etc., making the vegetable rank high.For those who hate having radish as a side dish, try out this chapathi version. Kids will also love this.
Ingredients
- 1 Radish
- 2 Cup Wheat Flour
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 tsp Red Chilli powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ¼ tsp Hing powder (Asafoetida)
- Coriander & Mint Leaves
- Salt
Instructions
- Peel the outer skin of radish, wash it properly and shred it in a shredder.
- Add 2 cups wheat flour, shredded radish, 1 tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp hing, salt, coriander and mint leaves in a mixing bowl. Optionally you can also add fenugreek leaves.
- Combine all the ingredients.
- Now start kneading on the dough. As there is enough water content in radish, there may not be any need to add water. If at all you need, add some only after starting to knead.
- When dough is ready, cover it and let it stand for 30 minutes before making chapathi. Optionally you can smear some oil on top before resting.
- Roll out small ball sized doughs.
- Dust it with some flour
- And start rolling it out..
- When tawa is hot enough, transfer rolled chappathi on to it, keeping flame on low.
- Flip over when you see bubbles coming over it and increase the flame. spray some oil and press over with a spatula to puff it out.
- With the next flip, chapathi is ready to be transfered from tawa.
- Serve with any curry or raitha.
