Mint Pathode Tea time snack

 Mint Pathode a Tea time snack (पतौड़े)

    Ingredients:

1.     Besan (Chick pea flour)
2.     1/1/2 Cup Fresh Mint leaves
3.     1 Medium Raw Mango  ( 1/2 cup bit sour curd) 
4.     1 Tspn. Turmeric powder
5.     1 Tspn. Crushed in Palm, Carom seeds (Ajwain seeds)
6.     1 Tbl. spn Crushed Ginger
7.     9 -10 Cloves of Garlic
8.     1 Tbl. Spn. Fennel Seeds Coarsely Powdered   
9.     4-5 Gree Chillies, 
10.     1/2 Tea spn. Red Chillie powder (Optional)
11.     3 Pinch Asafoetida (Hing)
12.     Salt to taste and water to knead tough dough.
13.    1 Tea Spn. mustard seeds and same amount Cumin seeds (Jeera) 
14.     Onion Rings of half onion
15.     Coriander or Pumplin seed Green Chutney (Optional)
16.     2 Cut pieces of Lemon 

        Method:  In a big bowl mix together, Besan (1), Salt (12),  Turmeric powder (4),                 Hing (11), Ajwain (5), Fennal seeds (8), Red Chillie powder (Optional 10) and if

        using curd.

        In Blender

        Grind together item nos. 3, 6, 7, 9, along with one cup mint leaves, (The balance 1/2             Cup either crush / cut very fine and mix with the dough or you may even grond all the           leaves ). Use about 1/2 Cup water.

        Pour the blended paste over the flour mix in the bowl. Make a tight dough, May 

        use additional amount of water needed to make the dough. Rember there is some water         with the ground paste. May taste salt and spices here. Adjust spices according to your

        taste. To make bit more spicy may add 1 Tea. spn Chat Masal mixed with 1 Tea spn                Amchoor. Cover & Rest the dough for 10 -12 minutes.

        Shape as shown on fig. 2 for steaming. Take a big kadhai, see fig.3,  fill water and put            a net. Arrange the rolled pieces in the net (when water has boiled) Fig. 4. Cover and let         it steam cook for 20 minutes or till it becomes bit hard and looks cooked. Now turn               the sides so that the pieces are evenly cooked Fig 6. 

Pick a piece cut and see if the texture looks cooked. Fig.7, Remove from Khadhai, place of chopping board till cool, Cut into round pieces with sharp knief, only the quantity to be used at present, rest you may  wrap in aluminium foil and store in frig. for future use Fig.8. Place Khadhai on fire, put 1 Table spoon cooking oil or ghee. 

Add mustard seeds and the Jeera till dark. Now reduce the fire to low and add the round pieces of Pathode and slowly stir roast turning sides, to make light brown on both the sides.

Arrange on a serving dish garnish with Onion rings(11) Place Cut Lemon pieces on sides. Serve with Chutney or without it also its good. Goes very well with evening Tea. Hope You would enjoy Mint Pathodes. Alternatively you may make these with Chaulai leaves (Amarnath) But not to grond them instead cut them into fine Pieces.