recipe of aloo paratha
Its an Indian recipe, basically from north india, a stuffed potatoes
mixture rolled in parathas ,served hot with chutney or yogurt or you can have
it with pickle as well.Its 1 of a kind dish which almost every 1 likes it from
granny to kids...infact my grandma use to always say make aloo parathas
on low flame so that it cooks well whereas it turns out crispy & good in color. This tip has always made my parathas taste yumm...so here is my recipe
of aloo paratha.
INGREDIENTS:
For the dough:
2 ¼ cup whole wheat flour [ gehun ka atta}
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp ghee.
For the filling:
3-4 boiled
potatoes
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves { hara dhania)
2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur powder)
2 tsp red chillie powder
1 ½ tsp cumin seeds
(jeera)
1 tsp lime (lemon juice)
Salt as per taste
Ghee or oil
{Optional: if you want more spicy you can add green chillies finely
chopped }
METHOD:
Dough-
Add flour, water, salt, ghee mix them well & knead into a semi-soft
dough.keep aside.
For the filling-
1. Roast the cumin seeds n crush them into powder.
2. Now mash the potatoes add salt,cumin powder,mango (amchur powder)
coriander leaves( hara dhania) lemon juice,red chilli powder.
3. Mix them well & keep aside.
How to make parathas:
1.divide the dough
into 9-10 portions.
2. Roll out the dough
portion into a circle of 125 mm. approx 5" diameter
3.place a portion of
prepared potato filling in the center of the dough circle.
4.get all the edges
in the center & seal tightly
5.dust in some flour
& roll out into a paratha carefully.
6.cook the paratha on
a non stick pan by using little ghee or oil.
7.cook on low flame
till its completely done from both the sides.
8.repeat the same
procedure with the remaining dough & potato mixture.
9. serve hot with
chutney, yogurt or pickle.
PREPARATION TIME: 40
mins.
SERVES:8- 10 people.
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