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Methi Paratha-Methi Paratha recipe-How to make Methi Paratha

January 10, 2011 by PadhuSankar 51 Comments

Fenugreek leaves or methi leaves are very good for health as they are rich in antioxidant, iron and also a good source of dietary fiber. It also has vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, potassium and selenium. It is beneficial to diabetic patients and also helps to alleviate the symptoms of both menstruation and menopause. In short fenugreek has numerous health benefits which can help in overall well being. So try to include it in your diet at least once in a week.Today we will learn how to make Methi Paratha (2 methods) following our easy recipe.

Methi Paratha


Method-1 How to make Methi Paratha (without cooking the leaves)

Prep time – under 15 mins
Cook time – 5 mins for each paratha
Yields – 5-6 parathas for 1 cup of wheat flour

methi leaves-fenugreek leavesFenugreek leaves

Ingredients needed

Wheat flour – 2 cups
Methi leaves/fenugreek leaves – 1 cup
Red chilli powder – 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4tsp (optional)
Jeera/Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil -2 tbsp

Oil for making parathas

Method

1.Wash methi leaves and drain the water. Chop it finely.

2.Mix wheat flour, methi leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, jeera/cumin seeds, salt and 2 tbsp of oil together. Add water little at a time and make a soft dough as shown in the picture below. Cover it and let it sit for 1 hour.


How to prepare methi paratha

3.Now make equal sized balls out of it and roll the balls dusting a little flour into round shaped chapati with a rolling pin. 
4.Heat a tawa and place the rolled out dough on it and cook for a minute.When bubbles start appearing, apply a little oil and flip it over to the other side. Let the other side also get cooked well. 

5.Apply a little ghee and serve it with lemon pickle or curd or raita or chutney or any side dish of your choice.

Method -2 -Another variation (made by cooking fenugreek leaves)

Yields -5-6 methi parathas

Ingredients needed 

Wheat flour -1 cup
Oil – 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Onion finely chopped – 1/4 cup
Ginger-garlic paste – 3/4 tsp
Methi leaves/ fenugreek leaves – 1 cup

Spice powder

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Cumin powder -1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 3/4-1 tsp
Amchur powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method 

Heat oil in a pan, add jeera seeds, when it splutters, add finely chopped onions.

Saute until onions turn pink. Add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw flavor goes.

Then add finely chopped methi leaves, all the spice powder, little salt and cook on medium flame until the methi leaves wilt. (see picture below). You do not have to add water for cooking the leaves. If required, add 1-2 tbsp of water. Leave it to cool.

Then add wheat flour to it and mix well. Add water little at a time and prepare a soft dough. Grease your hand with oil and knead to a smooth dough. Keep it aside for 1 hour.(picture below)

how to make methi paratha

Roll out the dough just like chapati. Heat a tawa and cook both sides until brown specks appear (follow the same procedures mentioned in method 1 for cooking the parathas).

cooking methi paratha

Apply a little ghee or butter and serve with curd, pickle or chutney.

Note – It will stay soft even hours later if you keep it wrapped in a soft cotton cloth.

Check out more Paratha Recipes  (find a list of paratha recipes in the link given)

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Comments

  1. Prathibha

    January 12, 2011 at 8:57 am

    Yummy paratha..:)

    Reply
  2. Dr.Sameena Prathap

    January 12, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Hey Padhu,

    Methi paratha looks really inviting…fell like grabbing a few rite now..Check out the soup recipes event in my blog…:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  3. revathi

    January 12, 2011 at 9:40 am

    yummy and healthy paratha…looks so lovely.
    Reva

    Reply
  4. The Foodie

    January 12, 2011 at 10:05 am

    Very healthy paratha… my fav:)

    Reply
  5. Gouri Guha

    January 12, 2011 at 10:13 am

    Methi parathas…tastes good and healthy too…

    Reply
  6. Jayasri Ravi

    January 12, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Lovely parathas, Love it any time, I came here to wish you and your family a wonderful new year ahead and Happy sankranthi too

    Reply
  7. Jagruti જાગૃતિ

    January 12, 2011 at 10:37 am

    Mouthwatering paratha..love them with tea !

    Reply
  8. G

    January 12, 2011 at 11:26 am

    Love methi Parathas..Healthy and nutritious….Beautiful presentation..

    http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. chaitrali pathak

    January 12, 2011 at 11:36 am

    delicious and healthy looking parathas

    Reply
  10. புவனேஸ்வரி ராமநாதன்

    January 12, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Lovely parathas.

    Reply
  11. S.Menaga

    January 12, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    looks very inviting…

    Reply
  12. Jaisy James

    January 12, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    healthy and delicious paratha

    Reply
  13. Rachana

    January 12, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    I love methi paratha, Yumm!

    Reply
  14. kanthi

    January 12, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Padminiji.what a nutritous healthy paratha,looks yummyumm

    Reply
  15. Ushnish Ghosh

    January 12, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    Dear padhu
    How are you? I love methi paratha and this is the season. Today I am going to make the other variation i.e stuffing the methi leaf mix in the paratha .
    Have a nice day

    Reply
  16. Madhu

    January 12, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    darn! I had methi at home last night which I made into dal. I should have used it to make this parathas. Looks so good.

    Reply
  17. Subhie Arun

    January 12, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    wow..yummy n healthy parathas..lov d color…

    Reply
  18. Kairali sisters

    January 12, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    OMG..You made me crave for methi parathas now….

    Reply
  19. Sushma Mallya

    January 12, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    Nice and yummy..

    Reply
  20. Umm Mymoonah

    January 12, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    I just love the flavours of methi in all dish, lovely parathas.

    Reply
  21. Hamaree Rasoi

    January 12, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    Parathas look lipsmackingly yummy. Would love to try out your recipe soon.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    Reply
  22. Swathi

    January 12, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Methi paratha looks delicious. Love methi paratha.

    Reply
  23. Sunijaga

    January 12, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    Healthy n great recipe.

    Reply
  24. savitha ramesh

    January 12, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    very healthy paratha and tasty too

    Reply
  25. R

    January 13, 2011 at 1:53 am

    looks delicious! the plate looks very inviting.

    Reply
  26. Gayathri's Cook Spot

    January 13, 2011 at 4:17 am

    Yummy and delicious parathas..

    Reply
  27. My attempt at The Julie/Julia project

    January 13, 2011 at 5:49 am

    Love the parathas.. they look beautiful 🙂

    Reply
  28. alwayswinner786

    January 13, 2011 at 7:59 am

    Delicious paratha Padhu! I love the flavour of methi so much that I try to use it as much as I can and it is healthy too!

    Reply
  29. Umm Mymoonah

    January 13, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Hi Padhu,
    Regarding your question in my blog, yes you can post it without logo, if you give a link to the event that would be fine.

    Reply
  30. Reshmi

    January 13, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    yummylecious paratha..padhu…superb…love to know abt the recipe of aaloo paratha also..

    Reply
  31. Gulmohar

    January 13, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    I just love this method…so easy and quick

    Reply
  32. Ananda Rajashekar

    January 15, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    wish to grab that plate 🙂

    Reply
  33. meeso

    January 16, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    There's nothing better than fresh made bread, lovely recipe 🙂

    Reply
  34. Unknown

    December 15, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    Hey mix a spoon of besan to the wheat flour…

    Reply
  35. Raj T

    December 28, 2013 at 4:10 am

    Many thanks–Love methi and the parathas are super. I am sharing with friends on Facebook also-Wish you a Happy New Year and keep writing; I enjoy the posts –Thanks, Rgds,TR

    Reply
  36. Manjula Bharath

    February 22, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    very flavorful and delicious paratha 🙂 looks so yummy , perfectly done dear 🙂

    Reply
  37. Sandhya Khattri

    February 23, 2014 at 1:40 pm

    Healthy and flavorful parathas, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  38. Kala Aravind

    March 13, 2014 at 5:06 am

    Delicious partha padhu and ke posting new receipes

    Reply
  39. anuradha suresh

    July 24, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Add little curd in method 1to counter stickiness of methi. Enhances softness and flavour

    Reply
  40. Sapna Rao

    November 18, 2014 at 10:44 am

    Yes, this paratha is one of my favourite. It is good to add curd while making the dough which will enhance the taste of paratha a lot.

    Reply
  41. Ancy Thomas

    September 21, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    Hi, Thanks for the recipe. It came out very good. My family loved it!

    Reply
  42. Neha

    October 3, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    Kya hum methi ko wheat k ball k andar bhar skte h jaise hum alloo k parathe bnate h waise

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 4, 2015 at 7:21 am

      Yes, you can make like my aloo paratha but the stuffing should be very dry with no moisture. Otherwise you will have difficulty rolling the parathas.

      Reply
  43. Rani

    December 1, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    Very nice…:) I tried n it came out well n it was tasty:) thanq!

    Reply
  44. Sowmya Manoharan

    March 2, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    Yummy paartha, tasted too good,thanks for ur recipe

    Reply
  45. Deepa R

    April 1, 2016 at 7:29 am

    Can we prepare this dough previous nyt,keep it in fridge and use it the following morning for breakfast??

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      April 2, 2016 at 7:26 am

      Yes, you can but bring it to room temperature before making parathas.

      Reply
  46. Sangeetha Kanthan

    June 24, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    I tried it..Its delicious.

    Reply
  47. Unknown

    September 15, 2018 at 4:29 am

    I tried.it was so soft.thank you for such a nice recipe

    Reply
  48. Ramya sagar

    March 19, 2020 at 2:22 am

    Hey padhu,
    I am a hugest fan of urs. I love ur recipes it’s amazingly superb. I always chk for recipes in ur blog and than prepare it’s truly turned out superb. Indeed I hv suggested most of my friends too. No words to express my feelings for you. U r truuuuuuuuuuuuuuly amazing. Love you infinitely. keep rocking

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      March 25, 2020 at 8:14 am

      Thank you. So happy to know. Glad you found padhuskitchen useful.

      Reply

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