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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.