Friday, July 18, 2008

Aloo Paratha

Aloo paratha is a potato (aloo) stuffed Indian flatbread( paratha). It is nice & soft with a mild potato flavor. This goes very well with pickles, ketchup or curd.

Ingredients

For the stuffing
2-3 medium sized potatoes
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1-2 green chillies, finely chopped
salt to taste
little lemon juice/ amchur powder, optional
some coriander leaves, chopped

For the dough
1 cup wheat flour (chapati atta)
1/2 tsp oil
salt to taste
water to knead dough

Method

Stuffing
  • Boil the potatoes in the microwave for 2-3 minutes until nicely cooked. Peel potatoes. Mash them. Add the spices, green chillies, lemon juice, coriander leaves & salt and mix well. This mixture has to be very dry. Form into small balls
Dough
  • Mix the chapati atta with salt and water to form a soft dough. Add the oil and knead for another 2 minutes. Let the dough sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Make lime sized balls.
For paratha
  • Flatten a dough ball in your palm. Place one potato ball in it. Close it nicely. Roll out into a thin rounds. Refer the pictures to follow the step by step procedures.
  • Cook it on an iron griddle/tava on both sides. Apply oil/ghee to the parathas.
  • Serve hot.