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Preparation Time:30 min.
Cooking Time:20 min
Yield: makes 10 Parathas
Serves 5 people
Ingredients:potatoes3 no's(med size)
wheat flour 2 cups
wheat flour to dust the parathas and rolling board
1/2 tsp. zeera powder
chat masala 1/2 tsp.(optional)
salt to taste
2 tsp. oil
butter to brush the parathas 2 tbsp.
1/2 tsp ajwain(oregano seeds)
chiili powder 1/4 tsp
onion 1/2 cut into small pieces
cilantro 10 sprigs chopped
Method:
take wheat flour and knead it into a soft dough like chappathi dough
Keep it aside for 1/2 hr
presure cook the potatoes for 3 whistles
switch off the stove and let it cool completely before opening the pressure cooker
take the potatoes and put them in a colander
peel the potatoes and mash them into a soft paste with your fingers without any lumps
heat the pan and add the oil and put onion and saute it.
add the mashed potatoes and saute it
add the zeera powder,ajwain,chilli powder,salt and cilantro
swith off the stove and let the-potato stuffing cool down completely
take the chappathi dough and make med. size balls
take the potato stuffing and make balls of size smaller than chapatti balls
roll the chapatti balls to the size of a poori
place the potato stuffing and close the dough
repeat the process for all the chapatti balls
dust the rolling board with dry flour
roll the stuffed ball into a chapatti turning it so that it does not stick to the rolling board
if needed dust the chapatthi with more dry flour
heat the tava and brush it with little oil and place the stuffed paratha on the tava and cook it till blisters appear
brush the paratha with butter
turn it and cook on the other side too till the brown spots appear
brush the paratha with butter
place it on a plate
repeat for all the stuffed paratha
your potato parathas are ready
serve with keera (green cucumbers) and onion rounds, lime pickle and curd
