Colourful Nutritional Puris

Ingredients :

• Wheat flour – 2 cups
  
• Beetroot – 1 large
• Mint Leaves – 1 / 2 cup
• Salt for taste
• Turmeric powder
• Cumin seeds
• Water
• Oil for frying

Preparation Method :

1) Boil the Beetroot in 6-7 whistles in cooker. Peel it and grind the same.

2) Take Mint leaves and grind it to fine paste

3) Take wheat flour, add pinch of salt and roasted whole or crushed cumin seeds to it. Divide the flour in 3 parts.

4) Knead one part of flour by adding turmeric powder, second part by adding boiled and grinded beetroot and the third part by adding grinded mint leaves and keep for resting for 30 mins

5) Roll out big puris of all the 3 colours,

6) Firstly place green puri, then top it with yellow puri and finally red puri. Roll all the 3 puris tightly.

7) Cut it horizontally is small puri shaped dough.

8) Roll out each puri and fry the same to get colorful circled puris.

Health Benefits of Beetroot & Mint leaves

Beetroot can help boost longevity, from aiding weight loss to preventing chronic diseases, like cancer. Beets have a rich nutritional profile that provides a plethora of health benefits.  Beets are an excellent source of fiber, vitamin C & magnesium.

Mint is a great appetizer. The aroma of the herb helps activate the salivary glands in your mouth as well as the glands which secrete the digestive enzymes, thereby facilitating digestion. It also soothes the stomach in case of indigestion or inflammation. It is a potent remedy for relieving the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.