PUNJABI ALOO PARATHA

Aloo paratha is a delicious shallow fried Indian stuffed bread popular among all generations of people across India. Contrary to popular belief, Punjabi aloo paratha can be easily prepared at home as this recipe uses ingredients that are found in every Indian kitchen. Potato stuffing can be altered as per your liking taste. 

Traditionally, this is a breakfast dish. But in modern lifestyle, we don’t have that much physical work , so we can’t digest aloo in the morning. So I make this for brunch and sometimes for dinner also. A must try recipe, that can be enjoyed at any time of the day , for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Whole wheat parathas are stuffed with succulent mixture of mashed potatoes flavoured perkily with green chillies, onions and all. Paratha a really tasty and satiating dish. Enjoy the luscious parathas with fresh home made curd / mango pickle /tomato sauce.

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INGREDIENTS

Dough-

4 cups whole wheat flour

½ cup rice flour

1 tbsp oil

Warm water

Salt

Stuffing-

4-5 potatoes

Ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp chilli paste

Fresh chopped coriander

1 onion (chopped)

Salt to taste

Pinch of black pepper powder

½ tsp garam masala

Cumin powder

Chilli powder

Turmeric powder

Amchur powder

METHOD

STEP 1 - Make a dough with flour, salt and oil. Keep aside for 20-30 mins and then equally.

For stuffing-  
STEP 1 – Grate the potatoes and all the rest of the ingredients,

mix well and keep aside.

For the Paratha-

STEP 3 – Take a piece of the dough and roll it in a disc of about 2-3 inches.

STEP 4 – Place a spoonful of the stuffing,

close from the sides and make it flat.

Dust the platform with some dry flour and

 roll as shown in the picture.

STEP 5 – Heat a tawa on medium flame, roast the paratha on medium flame from both sides,

press with the help of a cloth so that the paratha cooks evenly.

STEP 6 -  Also add some ghee to make it more crispy,

remove from flame

and serve hot with curd, raita, chutney, pickle or sauce.