ALOO PARATHA

ALOO PARATHA

ALOO PARATHA

INGREDIENTS:

For dough:

Wheat flour                   - 2 cups

Butter                           - 2 tbsp

Salt                               - to taste

Oil                                - 1 tsp 

Water                           - 3/4 cup


For stuffing:

Potatoes                       - 2

Onion                           - 1

Green Chilli                - 1

Cumin seeds                - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder         - 1/4 tsp

Red chilli Powder        - 1 tsp

Amchur Powder          - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala             - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves                 - 2 tsp

Coriander leaves          - 3 tbsp

Oil                                - 2 tbsp

Salt                               - to taste


METHOD:

FOR DOUGH:

Mix wheat flour,butter and salt. Make a dough by adding water and make a chapathi dough.

Cover using wet towel and keep aside.


FOR STUFFINGS:

Pressure cook the potatoes and once cooked, mash it well and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. when splutters.

Add onion, green chilli and saute till golden brown.then add curry leaves.

Add mashed potatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, amchur powder  and salt. 

Cook till water evaporates.

Put down the flame and add chopped coriander leaves and mix well. set aside.


FOR  PARATHA:

Divide the dough into equal sized balls.

Divide stuffing also to the same count as balls.

Take a dough ball roll it to a small round place a stuffing ball in  center close and make a ball again.

Gently press the stuffed dough ball using rolling pin and make a paratha.

Repeat the same procedure with other dough and stuffing balls.

Heat the Tawa place paratha and cook it.

When one side is cooked, turn it to cook other side in low flame applying oil around paratha.

Serve hot with Mint Yogurt or Chilli Sauce.