AGATHI KEERAI WHEAT ROTI

Agathi means, a kind of spinach, on AMAVASYA day, in south INDIA, We prepare this dish. Because on that day our body gets poisoned, and to get rid of this we should take this rasam. It clears the unwanted waste in the body, it gives us positive energy, clears negative energy, and makes us powerful, and also it is a saying that ancestors blessings will be there for us. So whenever you get this holy spinach, don't forget to cook and prepare this ROTI.

INGREDIENTS:-

1. August tree leaves       1 cup
2. Wheat flour                  3 cups
3. Salt                               2 tsp
4. Water                           4 cups + 1/2 cup
5. Cumin powder             1 tsp

FOR SEASONING:-

1. Onion                       2 big
2. Green chilies            4 
3. Curry leaves             few
4. Mustard seeds          1 tsp
5. Urad dhal                 1 tsp
6. Bengal gram dhal    2 tsp
7. Oil                           2 tbsp

METHOD:-

• Wash Agathi leaves for 3 times and chop.
• Slice onion, cut chilies, and curry leaves.
• Cook the Avathi keerai in 4 cups of water for 3 whistles.
• Drain the water and retain it for mixing the wheat flour, and cool it.
• In a mixing bowl add wheat flour, salt, cumin powder, and boiled Avathi keerai water. 
• Add 1/2 cup of water and mix without lumps. Keep it aside for 1 hour.
• Heat oil add seasoning, splutter mustard seeds, fry urad dhal, Bengal gram dhal.
• Add sliced onion, chilies, curry leaves and fry for 1 minute.
• Add the fried onion, and cooked Avathi keerai to the wheat batter and mix.
• Heat tawa, take a bowl of water to dip your hand, and keep it beside the batter bowl.
• Brush with oil, take a handful or a ladleful batter and pour on tawa.
• Wet the hand and spread by hand to circular motion and remove the excess batter.
• Put ghee or oil on the roti and roast on both sides.
• Serve with Potato gravy with cut onion, and lemon.

NOTE:-

• Any other Green leaves can be added instead of Avathi keerai.