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Ajwain or Carom seeds are very popular all over India. They not only add nice flavor to the dish but also has lots of health benefits. Carom seeds have powerful antibacterial and anti fungal properties, it improves cholesterol levels and has anti inflammatory effects. Today I will preparing a simple, flaky and delicious paratha with ajwain. It tastes awesome with some spicy gravy curry or dry curry. I have served the parathas with spicy chicken fry and some onions on the side. I must say they tasted delicious, my kids loved them too. Here goes this recipe for Week 2 Day 1 of Blogging Marathon 108 under the theme A to Z series.  A to Z series  is a new theme which Valli announced starting this month until November. 3 alphabets are allocated each month in sequence and we choose any category and blog with that alphabet. The category I choose is Indian flat breads. So for this month the alphabets are A, B and C. For day 1, I am posting a dish with A- Ajwain ka Paratha. Here goes ...

Ajwain or carom or vamu is an annual herb originated in the eastern Mediterranean and spread up to India.  Both leaves and fruit of the plant are consumed by humans.   It has a oval shape resembling caraway and cumin. It has a bitter and pungent taste with a flavor similar to anise. Ajwain is used as a medicinal plant in traditional Ayurvedic medicine My mom used to make this Ajwain flavored rice once a week at least as  Ajwain is good for digestion. This is one of the easiest and healthy rice dish which can be made with left over rice too.  Ajwain rice goes to  week 2 and day 2 of BM 65 under the theme "Rice Dishes". Ingredients: Cooked rice 2 cups Ajwain / Vamu / Carom seeds 1 1/2 spoon Chana dal 1 spoon Slit green chilies 2 Curry leaves 6 Chopped ginger 1/2 spoon Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon Salt to taste Oil 3 spoons Preparation: Heat pan and add oil. Once oil is hot enough add chana dal, curry leaves, mustard seeds, ginger and carom see...