Name: Aloo paratha
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes boiled and mashed; 2 green chillies chopped finely; ½ tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp dry mango powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; ½ tsp cumin powder; 2 tsp oil for roasting the parathas; Salt to taste; Ingredients for whole wheat dough:; 2 cups whole wheat flour; ½ tsp salt; 2 tsp oil; Water as required for kneading

Aloo paratha

8 Sep 2017

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

50 minutes

Background

Aloo paratha is a bread dish originating from the Indian subcontinent. The recipe is one of the most popular breakfast dishes throughout northern regions of India. Aloo paratha consist of unleavened dough stuffed with a spiced mixture of mashed potato, which is rolled out and cooked on a hot pan with butter. It is usually served with butter, chutney, curd or Indian pickles.

Ingredients

4 medium potatoes boiled and mashed
2 green chillies chopped finely
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp dry mango powder
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp cumin powder
2 tsp oil for roasting the parathas
Salt to taste
Ingredients for whole wheat dough:
2 cups whole wheat flour
½ tsp salt
2 tsp oil
Water as required for kneading

Instructions

In a bowl, take whole wheat flour.
Add salt and little oil.
Bring the mixture together by adding water.
Knead into a smooth and soft dough.
Cover and keep the dough aside for 20 mins.
Boil the potatoes and peel them. Chop and then mash with a potato masher.
The potato should be mashed well without any lumps.
Now add the spice powders, salt, green chillies and mix well.
Pinch a medium ball sized dough, flatten and roll in a small circle.
Place the potato stuffing in the center and start pleating the edges.
Join the pleats together without leaving any gap.
Sprinkle some flour and start pressing with a rolling pin by dusting with flour in between.
Roll them into a round of about 7 to 8 inches in diameter.
Place the paratha on a hot pan and cook on both sides by flipping with a spatula.
Apply butter on both sides while cooking.
Serve hot in the serving plate along with pickle or some yogurt.