Aloo Paratha

Cook Time: 45 min
Prep Time: 30 min
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon oil (vegetable or olive)
  • 2/3 cup warm water
  • ¼ cup whole wheat flour for dusting while rolling the chapatti
  • ½ cup oil to brush over the cooked paratha
  • 5 large potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 bunch chopped fresh coriander leaves

Directions

Prepare the potato stuffing

  • Cook the potatoes.
  • Mash the potatoes in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the ground coriander, cumin, cayenne pepper, and fresh coriander leaves and mix.
  • Form 10 equal potato balls set aside until the dough is ready to roll.

Prepare the dough and stuff with potatoes

  • Place the flour in a large mixing bowl and add salt and oil.
  • Mix the ground spices into the above mixture.
  • Add warm water and mix the ingredients, until it adheres together to form a ball.
  • Knead the dough for 5 minutes and cover and set aside for at least ½ hour.
  • Set the griddle over moderately low heat to preheat for 5 minutes.
  • Take the kneaded dough and divide into 10 pieces – roughly 3 inch balls.
  • Take one ball at a time and roll them in the dry whole wheat flour.
  • Roll the ball into flat ½ inch thick, 4 inches in diameter.
  • Place one potato ball in the center and fold the dough around it.
  • Again, dip the ball in wheat flour.
  • Roll out the dough until it is ½ thick, 6 inches in diameter.
  • Put it on the heated griddle, it should be flat without any wrinkles.
  • Cook for 1 minute on the first side, turn it over.
  • Cook for 1 more minute on the second side, add ½ teaspoon of oil and cook.  The paratha will swell with steam and puff into a balloon.
  • Remove from griddle and set aside in a clean dish.
  • Repeat the process for each ball and complete all 10.
  • Stack the paratha’s and cover when cool.
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