Indian Flat Bread made With Mustard Cress

Indian Flat Bread, our own desi paratha. This again is a dish made on an impulse when I saw a lot of lovely green fresh mustard cress looking at me swaying away in my tiny balcony. This year too as it is the practice in my house every year, the preparations for the Ganesh festival were taking place. First comes the process of placing the order for the idol. We noticed the new concept of the Tree Ganesha and decided on having the same one for this year, different as well as eco friendly. You get the idol of your choice sitting in the middle of  a longish pot filled with mud, you keep the same and worship the Lord. After the pooja on the last day you don't need to go for immersion, you need to keep putting water on the idol everyday, the idol will slowly melt and merge in the pot. You can grow plants too of your choice in the same pot. The mustard I used has grown in the pot too. I called it the holy mustard. Used the same to make my parathas.

Ingredients
2 cups of whole wheat flour
2 cups of home grown mustard cress, washed and chopped
1 cup of fresh green coriander chopped
1 tspn of cumin powder
1 tspn of dry mango powder
1 tspn of crushed pepper
1 tspn of crushed ginger
2 tspns of crushed green chilli
1 spoon of roughly crushed carom seeds
a pinch of turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Method
In a big plate, we call it paraat in Marathi, usually used for mixing dough. Take a ll the above ingredients and mix them well, by doing this you get an idea of how much moisture the leaves are releasing. Once done you get a clue of how much water to add for making a dough. Once done with the dough cover at let, it rest for about fifteen minutes. Divide the dough in equal small sized balls, roll out and roast on a pan with little oil on both the sides as shown in the picture. You will enjoy the pungent taste that the mustard gives out. Eat with mirchi thecha, pickle, sauce, fried chillies, curd, or as it is.