TYPES OF PARATHAS

 

 

Hello friends, Parathas, are a favourite food all over India.Today I will discuss the various varieties of parathas we can make,by making slight variations in their dough or stuffuing….

Mong Daal Ke Parathe-

                            

Ingredients -

  Wheat flour –3 cups

    Moong daal- 1 cup soaked overnite

    Salt –1 1/2 teaspoon

    Carom (ajwain) seeds –1 teaspoon

    Water –for binding the dough

    Refined oil – for Roasting the parathas

Method -

  Grind the soaked moong daal into a paste.Now mix this paste with the wheat flour and all other ingredients and make a smooth dough. Now take small balls out of ths dough and roll them into triangle or round parathas.Roast them on hot non stick pan brushing with a little refined oil. Serve hot.

 

Onion and Tomato Paratha

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Ingredients -                 

  Wheat flour –3 cups

  Water- for binding the dough

  Salt- to taste

  Pepper powder-1 teaspoon (optional)

  Onions –2 cut into small pieces

  Tomatoes- 2 cut into small pieces

   Green chillies- 4 cut finely

    Coriander leaves- 1 small bunch,chopped finely

    Capsicum-1 chopped finely

    Oil- for roasting the parathas

Method-

   Mix the wheat flour & water to make a dough. Now take all the cut vegetables on a separate plate and mix salt and pepper powder to it .Remember to mix the salt just before making the parathas ,otherwise the stuff will give out water. Now,out of the dough ,take 2 small balls for each paratha . Roll thin chappatis of both small balls.Place one chapatti on the hot pan,take a tablespoon of stuffing and spread it evenly on the chapatti.Then cover it with another chapatti.Press at the edges to seal .Cook on low heat.Then flip the paratha carefully on the other side.brush with oil and roast till brown and crisp on both sides.

You can add other ingredients of your choice to the stuffing too ,like- corn ,broccoli,bell peppers etc.,all cut into small pieces .

 

Mix Vegetable Paratha -   Ingredients-

  Wheat Flour-3 cups

  Water- For binding the dough

  Onions-2 chopped finely

  Green vegetables of your choice chopped finely and boiled

  Salt- 1 1/2 teaspoon

   Oil- for roasting the parathas

Method-

  Take the flour,all the cut and boiled vegetables,salt and water to make a dough.Now take a bit bigger balls out this dough,Roll out into round thick parathas. Roast on hot pan brushing with oil,till brown on both sides.