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Aloo paratha

Aloo paratha is a potato stuffed flat bread. This recipe adds complexity and extra flavor. The ingredients and procedure are the same as the plain paratha plus a few extras for the filling.

Ingredients

2 cups flour (whole grain flour or chapatti flour)
1⁄4 cup water
1 tablespoon ghee (or melted butter)
1 pound potato (boiled in their skins)
1 onion (small, finely chopped)
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons coriander (finely chopped)
1 chili pepper (small, this is optional)
1 teaspoon ginger (grated)
1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala
1 pinch chili powder
1 pinch pepper (black, ground)
1 teaspoon cumin (seeds)

Instructions

Mix flour and water into a dough and knead well then stand for about 15 minutes.

While the dough is resting, peel the potatoes and mash coarsely. Mix in spices, onion, ginger and season.

Form a ball of dough about half the size of a tennis ball. Make a hole in the middle and spoon in a generous helping of the filling - about 1 Tbs.

Roll the stuffed dough into a circle about 3 inch (6-8 cm) wide across.

Heat ghee on a skillet, cook the rolled dough until it browns on the top and turn over. Brush the top with ghee or butter while the other side cooks with no butter.

Repeat until all the dough is finished.

Total time
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cooking time 1 hour
Preparation time 15 minutes
Yield
16 units

Notes

The microwave is an alternative method to cook the potatoes. Prick their skins first and cook until tender.

Ad seasoning and spices to your taste to the mashed potato. The best way is to measure visually. Place all spices and seasoning on a small plate so you see how much of each you are adding then tip into the mashed potato. This way it will be easy to change amounts if the bread did not come out quite to your liking.

Serve this stuffed paratha still warm with plain yogurt.

Try other stuffing such as mashed cooked cauliflower. Stuffed parathas make a great picnic food.

Source

Indian cuisine

Even parathas have more than one version. They can be eaten plain or stuffed with all sorts of fillings. Here are just two samples out of bread festival.

very easy, meatless
breads, snacks, side dish
Indian food recipes

Stuffed parathas are a traditional breakfast.

See also the recipe for plain paratha bread.

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