Make this tempting recipe of Aloo Paratha and enjoy with a generous helping of butter, yogurt or mango pickle. Adding grated cheese as a variation will make this paratha even more tempting!

Ingredients for potato stuffing:

Oil – 2 Tbsp
Onion – 1 medium finely chopped
Salt – ½ Tbsp
Ginger-Garlic & Green Chilli – 2 Tbsp crushed
Roasted Cumin Powder – 1 Tbsp
Chaat Masala – 1 Tsp
Garam Masala – ½ Tsp
Lemon juice – ½ squeezed
Potatoes – 4 boiled and mashed
Cilantro – handful chopped

Ingredients for Dough:

Whole Wheat flour – 2 cups & a little more for dusting
Water (lukewarm) – About 1 cup
Salt – 1 Tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp

Stuffing:

1.    Heat oil, add onions and sauté. Now add salt and crushed ginger-garlic-green chilli  and sauté.
2.    Add cumin powder, chaat masala, garam masala, lemon juice and boiled mashed potatoes. Stir well and add chopped cilantro.
3.    Set aside.

Dough:

1. Sift 2 cups of whole-wheat flour through a sieve and add salt. Now add close to 1 cup of lukewarm water, in parts, as you keep mixing the dough.
2. Continue to add water and mix till the dough picks up all the flour.
3. Knead for a good 5-6 minutes.
4. Add about 1 Tbsp oil and knead again.
5. Divide the dough into golf ball sized portions of equal sizes.
6. Cover the dough balls with a moist cloth or paper towel.

Paratha:

1. Take a ball, flatten it with your hands and dust it with flour. Roll it into a round shape roti using a rolling pin and a flat surface.
2. Place the potato stuffing in the center of the roti. For variation, you can also add some grated cheese.
3. Hold the edges and start gathering them towards the center and bring them together. Make a dough ball out of it.
4. Now roll it gently using the flour to dust. Make sure the stuffing doesn’t come out, roll it into a flat paratha
5. Meanwhile, heat a flat skillet/tava and put the rolled roti on it. The base of the paratha goes on the top of the pan for 15 seconds ~high flame.
6. When you see small bubbles, flip it and let the other side cook evenly.
7. Add a few drops of oil/ghee and use a spatula to press the paratha lightly.
8. Cook on both sides pressing lightly.
9. Serve hot with a dollop of butter, yogurt or pickle.

Happy Cooking! 🙂