ALOO PARATA !!!!

I adapted this recipe from TARLA DALAL...ALOO PARATA is a famous Punjabi dish and it goes well with curds, dal fry, dal palak (click here for dal palak recipe) etc.

INGREDIENTS:-

FOR THE DOUGH:-

whole wheat flour - 2 and 1/4 cups

salt - 1/2 tsp

ghee - 2 tbl sp

FOR THE STUFFING:-

potatoes , boiled - 4

onion, chopped - 1

coriander leaves, chopped - 1 tbl sp

green chillies, chopped - 4

dried mango pow(amchur pow) - 2 tsp

chilly pow - 1/2 tsp

cumin seeds(jeera) - 1 tsp

salt to taste

ghee - 1 tsp

OTHER INGREDIENTS:-

ghee - 1 tbl sp for cooking

METHOD:-

For the dough:-

1. Sieve the flours with the salt.

2. Add ghee and mix well. Add enough water and make a semi soft dough and keep aside

For the stuffing:-

1. Mash the potatoes coarsely or cut into very small pieces. Keep aside.

2. Heat the ghee in a vessel, add cumin seeds and onion and fry for atleast 3 mins.

3. Add the green chillies and fry again for 1 min.

4. Add the potatoes+salt+coriander+chilly pow+amchur pow. Mix well and cook for 1 min.

5. Cook the mixture and keep aside.

How to proceed:-

1. Knead the dough and divide into 10 portions.

2. Roll out one portion of the dough into a circle of 125 mm. (5") diameter.

3. Place one portion of the prepared filling in the centre of the dough circle.

4. Bring together all the sides in the centre and seal tightly.

5. Roll out again into a circle of 125 mm (5") diameter with the help of a lil flour.

6. Cook the parata on a tawa (griddle), using a lil ghee until both sides are golden brown

7. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling to make more paratas.

8. Serve hot.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))