24 February 2011

Aloo Methi Paratha

Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

For Stuffing:

  • Aloo - 2 (Medium size)
  • Methi leaves - 1 and half cup
  • Jeera powder - 1sp
  • Oil - 4-5sp
  • Red Chili Powder - 1sp
  • Coriander seed powder - 1sp
  • Green Chili - 2
  • Ginger Garlic paste - 1sp
  • Salt - around 1/2 sp
  • Coriander leaves - 3-4sp
  • Turmeric - a pinch
  • Aamchur powder - 1/2sp

To Prepare Dough:
  • Whole Wheat flour - 1cup
  • Oil -2sp
  • Salt - 1/4 sp
  • Water - As per requirement

Pre-Preparation:
  • Knead the dough well similar for chapati and keep it aside.
  • Cook potatoes till 3 whistles, allow to cool to room temperature, peel the skin off, smash and keep it aside.

To Prepare Stuffing, 
  • Heat 3-4 sp oil in a thick bottom pan, Add finely chopped methi leaves and fry well until they cook completely, add ginger garlic paste, finely chopped Green Chili and continue to fry on low flame.
  • Add smashed potatoes, red chili powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, aamchur powder and turmeric powder, Salt to taste and mix well, cook for 5 more mins, turn off the flame and allow to cool for a while.
  • Add finely chopped Coriander leaves or Cilantro mix well and make small balls of big lemon size.
  • Roll out big lemon size/ping pong ball size of wheat flour dough, make a round of around 5-6cm dia, place the aloo methi stuffing at center and raise the edges of dough to completely cover the stuffing.With the help of wheat flour, try to spread the stuffed dough as much as you can and transfer them gently onto a pre-heated griddle, Turn to other side and spread oil and roast to a nice bown, repeat it on the other side too and serve hot along with fresh  thick curds.

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