Methi Theplas and Cabbage Koshimbir

Due to my weight issue, I am constantly on the lookout for some healthy eating. 

Not sure if its only me who complains about severe hunger cramps every evening at 7.00 pm when all I want to do is eat. That's when a whole day of healthy eating goes for a toss and out comes the fried crisps, cream biscuits and maggi noodles inventory meticulously saved for a rainy day when my lovely friends come unannounced.

I think that I become some kind of a carbo magnet and all kinds of carbohydrates start attracting themselves towards me.

The recipe below is a quick win for some of those days when you don't want your hard earned health day fast to meet a carby end in a packet of Lays.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes       Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:(Methi Theplas)

Whole Wheat Flour(Atta): 1 cup
Chickpea Flour(Besan): 1/4 cup. This improves the protein content of the flour
Fenugreek leaves-Chopped or dried methi leaves(Kasuri methi)- 1/2 cup 
Curd or Buttermilk: To knead the flour
Ginger Garlic paste: 1.5 tsp
Cumin powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Garam Masala/Kitchen King-1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp to cook theplas


Cooking Method:

Combine all the ingredients and knead the flour using curd/butter milk. I used a food processor but hand kneaded is perfectly ok. Mix in a little bit of oil if required. Roll out theplas and lightly fry them on the griddle(tawa).

Ingredients(Cabbage Koshimbeer)

Purple Cabbage: Lightly shredded or grated
Peanuts:Roasted and grinded coarsely
Salt/Sugar-To taste
Green Chilli-1 finely chopped

Coriander leaves- handful finely chopped
Lemon Juice - as per taste
Mustard seeds/cumin seeds/asafoedita/1 tsp oil- to mix in the koshimbeer or tadka
curd- 1tbsp- optional

Cooking Method:

Mix in the cabbage, coriander and chilly. Add lemon juice, salt and sugar to taste. A little bit of curd works well (doesn't suit my taste though). Set aside

Heat 1 tbsp oil, add asafoedita, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Wait until they crackle and pour over the cabbage mix.

Your koshimbeer is ready to eat with Methi Theplas

Health Tips:

Methi Theplas and Koshimbeer using purple cabbage is already very healthy. However one can go easy on the oil and peanuts to reduce fat. The tadka can be avoided as well on the koshimbeer though it does compromise the taste

Taste Tips: 

Cucumber instead of purple cabbage makes a very tasty koshimbeer...