Aloo Paratha

Makes 6

Ingredients

Dough

• 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 cup water

Stuffing
(uncooked Masalas)

• 3 medium sized boiled potatoes
• Salt to taste.
  
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tsp chopped coriander
• 1/4 tsp chaat masala

(cooked Masalas)

• 1 tsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tsp minced onion(optional)
• 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 2 green chillies
• 1/4 tsp chaat masala
• 1 tsp lime juice.

Method

Dough

• Take flour,mix it with salt and 1/2 tsp oil then mix it with water.
• Add water as needed to make the dough soft and then knead it with 1/2 tsp oil.
• Keep the dough aside for 15-20 mins.

Stuffing

• Grate the boiled potatoes and mix it with the uncooked masalas as directed(grating should be done to avoid the lumps of potatoes.)
• Keep it aside.
• Take oil as directed and heat it in the pan
• Add ginger-garlic paste,minced onions, cumin powder,chilli powder and chaat masala as directed
• Cook it properly till the onions turn golden brown.
• Put the potato mix into the pan,add lime juice and mix it.
• Remove the mixture in the bowl and let it cool.

Preparation

• Now take the dough and divide it into 6 equal parts
• Divide the potato stuffing also in 6 equal parts and roll it into balls
• Take 1 ball of dough and roll it to 4" to 5" circle. (Note:while rolling keep it in mind that the middle portion of the dough is kept thick to place the potato mix ball on it.)
• Place the potato mix ball in the center of the rolled dough and wrap the dough around the potato stuffing to form a ball.
• Press the ball with hand and roll again with the rolling pin to form circular disc.(if needed, add flour on the rolling board to ease rolling.)
  
• Be careful that the stuffing does not come out of the dough,while rolling.

Cooking

• Place the paratha on the pan and let it cook each side for 3 to 4 mins
• Add little oil or clarified butter, when Pan frying.

Serve the Parathas with Tomato chutney, Curd or Tomato ketchup.