Aloo Paratha
Ingredients
- 3 cups atta (whole wheat flour)
- Atta to dust
- Ghee or butter
- Salt to taste
- The filling
- 500 gms potatoes
- 2 tbsp. ginger, chopped
- 4 green chillies
- 2 tbs. coriander leaves, chopped
- 1 tsp. chilli powder
- 1 tsp. pomegranate seeds powder or 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- Salt
- Boil, peel and grate potatoes.
- Mix the flour with water and salt into a soft dough and divide into equal sized balls.
- Cover with a moist cloth and keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the ginger, green chillies, coriander, chilli poweder and lemon juice or pomegrante seed powder and salt to the poatoes and mix well.
- Place the balls on a lightly floured surface and roll into round discs about 4″ inch diameter, keeping the centre thicker than the edges.
- Place a portion of the filling in the middle, enfold the filling and bring the edges to the centre and seal. Then flatten again with a rolling pin to approx. 8″ diameter.
- Place paratha on a heated tava and bake turning over once.
- Apply butter or ghee all around and fry both sides over low heat until golden brown.
- Remove and serve immediately with yoghurt and pickle or butter.
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