Paratha

Paratha ingredients:

1. All purpose flour - 4 cups
2. Melted butter- 3 tbsp
3. Water- 11/4 cup
4. Some flour- for dusting
5. Oil- for basting the paratha
6. Salt- 1 tsp

Preparation:

Take a bowl and mix the flour, salt, oil and water and make dough. Cover the dough with a wet cloth and keep it for 2 hours restly.

Now the dough is divided into lemon size balls.

Keep the ball in a flat surface and Roll out approximately in 4 inch diameter.

Now fold it into half. Again roll it. Roll it to a small round and apply some butter or ghee to it.

Fold into two again fold the same. Start rolling and to form a round shape or a triangle shape paratha.

Heat a flat pan and add the paratha and let it cook for a minute.

When bubbles appear on top add a small teaspoon of oil around the paratha. Then turn it over.

Bubbles colour change into light brown then remove the paratha from the pan and keep it in a covered box.serve with channa.

Aloo paratha

Aloo paratha ingredients:

Duogh ingredients:

1. Wheat flour - 3 cups
2. Water - 1 cup
3. Salt - a pinch
4. Oil - 1 tsp
5. Some flour - for dusting
Stuffing ingredients:
1. Potatoes - 2
2. Onion - 1 finely chopped
3. Green chillies - 1or2
4. Garam masala - to taste
5. Coriander leaves - few (finely chopped)
6. Salt - to taste

Dough preparation:

Take a bowl and mix the flour,salt oil and water and make a dough.

Cover the dough and keep it restly for 30 mins.

Stuffing preparation:

Boil the potatoes, peel the skin and mash nicely with your hands and keep aside.

Now add all the remaining stuffing ingredients to the mashed potatoes and mix well.

Rolling alu parathas:

Divide the dough and stuffing mixture into small and equal size balls.

Take one dough ball and roll out into a small poori.

Place the stuffing ball in the centre of the poori and close it from all sides.

Gently pat the stuffed puri in the palms.

Apply some flour on both sides and roll it gently into a paratha.

Aloo ka paratha preparation:

Now take the tava and preheat.Place the rolled parata on the tava.

Allow one side to cook when the color changes into light brown.

Turn the aloo parata to the other side and repeat the same.

Drizzle some ghee on each side and flip.

Finally your easy and tasty aloo paratha is ready to serve.

Serve hot with pickle or raita .