Aloo paratha / Breakfast recipe
Aloo paratha / Breakfast recipe
Aloo paratha is a North Indian dish made with wheat flour paratha filled with potato stuffing. This is a popular Indian breakfast,Usually enjoyed with butter, yogurt or pickle.
INGREDIENTS :-
* Wheat flour :- 1 cup
* Luke warm Water - 1/2 cup
* Salt - to taste
* Sugar - 1 tsp
* Ghee - 3-4 tbs
For filling :-
* Potato - 2 medium
* Onion - 1
* Green chilli - 2
* Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp
* Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
* Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
* Salt - to taste
* Coriander leaves - 1 tbs
* Curry leaves - 1 sprig
* Oil - 2 tsp
METHOD :-
Making Dough :-
* To a bowl add wheat flour, salt and sugar.
* Mix it.
* Gradually add water to this and knead to a soft non sticky dough.
* Grease some oil and cover it
* Let it rest 30 minutes.
Making Filling :-
* Cook the potato and mash it. Keep aside.
* Heat a pan add oil, then add fennel seeds.
* After that add ginger and green chilli, saute it for a few seconds.
* To this add chopped onion. Saute it it becomes transparent.
* Add curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt along with 1/4 cup hot water.
* When it starts bubbling, turn the flame low and let it boil till the water is completely reduced.
* Add Mashed potato. Mix well for 1 minute.
* After that add coriander leaves and then turn off the flame. Keep aside.
Making aloo paratha :-
* Pinch two small balls from the dough.
* Dust some flour and flatten them using a rolling pin, roll them into 4 to 5 inches round disc. Try making both discs the same size.
* On one disc place the potato filling in the center, keeping about little empty space from the sides.
* Place the other disc on the top of this.
* Seal the edges with your fingers.
* Then dust some flour and start rolling.
* Roll the paratha into a round shape, about 7 to 8 inches in diameter or about the size of normal chapati.
* Heat a tawa, place the rolled aloo paratha.
* Cook both side for 30 seconds. Then sprinkle some ghee on both sides and cook it until it's completely cooked in medium flame.
* Follow the same procedure for all.
* Tasty aloo paratha is ready to serve.
ENJOY!!!!

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