Aloo Paratha

There are many types of parathas like aloo paratha, methi paratha, lacha paratha, plain paratha, etc. And these are made very easily with a very high nutritious value. Moreover you can add your favorite flavors. From all the above list... my favourite is yummy Aloo Paratha... So lets go on with our recipe....





Ingredients

• 3 cups of whole wheat powder
• 6 nos. medium sized boiled Potatoes
• 2 tbsp of chili powder
• 1 tsp of coriander powder
• 1 tsp of Vamu or Ajwan seeds
• 2-3 tbsp lemon juice
  
• 1 tsp of olive oil
• Salt as per requirement
  

Method

• Take a bowl, add wheat flour, oil, salt and mix to make a soft dough.
• Take another bowl and add potatoes, chilli powder, garam masala, ajwan seeds, salt, lemon juice and mix well.
• Now make a small thick chapathi and make a small ball of the above mix and place it in the chapathi and roll it over.
• Now again make a chapathi(including the mixture) slowly so that the mix does not come out of the chapathi.
• Heat tawa/pan, slowly place the paratha on pan nd heat it. In between pour a spoon of oil on both sides of the paratha, nd heat it until it is brown.
• Now lightly spread ghee on the hot paratha though optional but tastes yummy.
  
• Serve hot with curd or ketch up.
  

Preparation Time:
10mins for mixture
30mins for dough
10mins to prepare parathas

Note:
Dough is to be made not so soft not so hard then you get parathas very soft and thin.

So Enjoiii tasty yummy yummy Aloo parathas and tell me....!!!

Chapathi

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour 2 cups
• salt as per taste
• oil 1 tbs
• water as per to make soft dough.
  

Method

• Take a wheat flour, add oil and salt now mix them together nicely.
• Now while adding water, once or twice mix the flour well so that it is now so soft or not so hard.
• Now let the dough kept aside for minimum of about 30mins.
• Now take a small amount and make round balls and press little and them with kola(specially made for doing chapathis), press neatly to a size of about 15cms diameter.
• Now heat the tawa pan, place the chapathi.
• Slowly rotating and turning chapathi, heat the chapathi.
  
• In middle you can add oil on both sides and heat.

Preparation Time:
40mins for Preparation

Methi Parathas

There are many types of parathas like aloo paratha, methi paratha, lacha paratha, plain paratha, etc. And these are made very easily with a very high nutritious value. Moreover you can add your favorite flavors. So I like to introduce you to the recipe "Methi Paratha".....






Ingredients

• 3 cups of whole wheat flour
• 1 bunch of methi washed and chopped into small pieces
• 1 medium sized onion chopped into very small pieces
• 1 tsp jeera/Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp of chili powder
• 1 tsp of coriander powder
• 1 tsp of olive oil
• 1 tsp salt

Method

• Take a thava/pan, put oil season jeera until it starts sputtering
• Add onions and fry until translucent
• Then add all the remaining masala powders and fry for ½ minute
• Now add the chopped methi leaves and fry for another minute
• For the above mixture add the wheat flour and make dough adding water only if required.
• Keep aside for 30mins with a lid covered.
• Then roll the parathas as thin as possible and roast on both sides on thava until u see small brown spots and smear some ghee/oil if desired.

Preparation Time:
10mins for mixture
30mins for dough
10mins to prepare parathas

Note:
Dough is to be made not so soft not so hard then you get parathas very soft and thin.
Can be served with any curry or ketchup or even curd(yorgurt/dahi).

So Enjoiii tasty methi parathas and tell me....!!!