Paratha or stuffed bread recipes are always popular stuffed bread meal options for most of us. It can be prepared with different types of stuffing including a combination of vegetables, lentils and spices.
Ingredients
For the dough:
2 cups wheat flour / gehun ka atta
1 tsp salt
Water (for kneading)
2 tbsp oil or ghee for cooking
For the stuffing:
1/2 cup washed and grated gobi / cauliflower
1/2 cup matar/ green peas washed and coarsely crushed in mixer (don't add water)
1 small finely chopped onion
2 finely chopped green chillies or u can use red chilli powder
3 tsp oil
1 tsp jeera/ cumin seeds
1 tsp garam masala (i use home made garam masala)
3 tblsp finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Procedure
Take flour, salt in a bowl, add oil mix well
Add water gradually and knead it into a smooth dough
Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for 15 mins
In a pan heat oil, add jeera, when it starts crackling add onions and green chillies and saute till onions are transparent
Add matar and saute for 5 mins
Now add grated gobi and cook for 5 mins or until it becomes tender
Add garam masala powder, chopped coriander leaves and mix well
Turn off the flame and add salt to taste and mix properly and your stuffing is ready.
To make the paratha, divide the dough into portions and make balls
Roll into a thock roti, keep around 2-3 tblsp of stuffing in the centre of the roti and seal it with the dough properly
Dust it with the flour and roll into paratha
Heat tava and cook the paratha adding ghee or oil on both sides until it becomes crisp and brown.
Serve hot parathas with curds, pickle or lahsooni chutney
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