Sunday, December 19, 2010

Aloo ka paratha and gobi ka paratha


This recipe serves 10 paratha.

Ingredients:
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For the filling
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  • Potato - 3 big
  • Ajwain / carom seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • jeera ,crushed - 1 tsp
  • green chillies - 4 , cut into very thin pieces( ie, 1 mm thickness or else the paratha will slit open)
  • salt - 1/2 tsp
  • haldi - a pinch( optional)
  • Coriander leaves - 3 to 4 tsp (finely chopped)
  • red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Method
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  • Pressure cook the potatoes.(just 1 whistle will do).Do not over cook it as the filling may come out of paratha.
  • Drain the excess water.Peel off the skin and mash the potatoes using a masher.
  • Add crushed jeera ,ajwain,salt,haldi, red chilli powder, coriander leaves ,green chillies to the mashed potatoes and mix well.
For the paratha
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  • Make roti dough and set aside for 1/2 an hr.
  • Make a small roti and place a small ball of aloo filling in it.
  • Fold from all the sides and again spread it into a normal size roti.

  • Do not press the roti too much as the filling will come out.
  • Heat a skillet and put the paratha on it.
  • After 2 min,flip to the other side .Smear little ghee /oil on both the sides.
  • Cook on both the sides till the outer layer gets light brown spots.
  • Serve hot with curd and pickle.

  • we can also make the filling with raddish (mooli) ,cauliflower ,spicy cheese , mathi corn , panneer ,pudina ,cauliflower ,etc.
  • I will mention the recipe for the cauliflower filling here.

  • Separate the florets of cauliflower.Retain the tender stems.
  • Wash it very well and boil water with a pinch of turmeric powder and salt.
  • Add the florets in the boiled hot water and close with a lid.
  • Set aside for 1/2 an hr.
  • Drain the excess water completely.
  • Grate the tender florets using a grater.
  • Squeeze the water from the grated cauliflower completely and save the water for making the chapati dough.
  • Heat 1 tsp of oil in a kadai,add the squeezed grated cauliflower into it.Add salt,ajwain,red chilli powder,finely sliced green chillies,finely chopped coriander leaves,crushed cumin seeds and saute till the the moisture is gone.This may take 5 to 10 min.
  • The filling is ready .Make the paratha in the same way as aloo paratha.just keep 2 to 3 tsp of filling in each paratha.

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