Vallarai Chappathi / Brahmi leaves Chappathi
Brahmi leaves are traditional plant in ayurvedic medicine. This has been used by Ayurvedic medical practitioners for centuries for a variety of purposes, including improving memory, reducing anxiety, and treating epilepsy. It contains powerful antioxidants, may reduce inflammation, boost brain function, reduce anxiety & stress, help in reducing blood pressure levels, has an anti-cancer properties.When I was a kid our family doctor who was practising Sidhdha medicine used to give us vallarai mittai(chocolate). He tells us about this Vallarai keerai / Brahmi leaves which helps in memory. So thats how I came to know about Brahmi leaves. This chappathi is very soft and healthy too. It can be served with pickle and curd.Check my other Paratha recipesLachcha parathaSouth Indian Chappathi / Triangle ChappathiRagi phulka / Fingermillet PhulkaAloo parathaMoong dhal parathaMethi matar paratha
Equipment
- Pan
Ingredients
For the dough
- 1 cup Wheat flour
- Ae req Salt
- To knead the dough Water
For the paste
- 2 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 cup Brahmi leaves
- 2 tbsp Moong Dhal
- 1 No Tomato
- 2 Nos Green chilli
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- As req Salt
Instructions
- Cook moong dhal with little water and keep aside.
- Wash & Clean the Brahmi leaves well, remove the root and retain the thin stem.
- In a pan, add ghee, oil and saute cumin seeds.
- Then add roughly chopped green chillies, tomatoes, cooked moong dhal and cook until the brahmi leaves are cooked and the moisture is gone completely.
- While the tomatoes and the leaves are getting cooked, add turmeric powder, salt and garam masala into it.
- Once it is done, allow it to cool and grind it to a fine paste.
- The paste for the Vallarai Chappathi is ready.
- In a bowl add wheat flour, salt, ground paste and mix well with your hands.
- Donot add water in the beginning because the dough might become sticky.
- So sprinkle water little by little and knead it to make a soft dough.
- Finally apply ghee on the dough and allow it to sit for ten minutes.
- Take a small portion of the dough, dust it with wheat flour and roll it out to a thin chappathi.
- Heat the skillet, cook the chappathi on both the sides in medium flame with ghee.
- Vallarai Chappathi / Brahmi leaves Chappathi is ready to serve. Serve it with curd and pickle.