Homemade Aloo Paratha Recipe | Flatbread | Paratha Recipe | आलू पराठा

Ready in 20 minutes

Serves 2-4 people

Ingredients:

• 2-3 tbsp - Homemade Ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 tbsp - Fresh coriander - chopped
• 1 cup - whole wheat flour (chapati atta)
• ½  cup - Water
• ½ tsp - Turmeric
• ½ tsp - Salt (or salt to taste)
• ½ tsp - Brown mustard seeds
• ½ tsp - Cumin seeds
• ½ tsp - Asafoetida (Hing) (Optional)
• 1-2 - Green chilies - finely  chopped (Optional)
• A pinch of powdered sugar (Optional)

Pre-preparation:

1. In a bowl, add whole wheat flour, cumin seeds, hing, mustard seeds, salt, sugar, coriander, green chilies and mix it altogether them well.
2. Now, gradually add up to ¼ cup of water (to start with) and start kneading your dough
3. Knead until all the ingredients bind well.
4. If you feel your dough requires more water then gradually add 1bsp at a time and knead until it’s smooth & soft (not soggy but like chewing gum) -  cover your dough and set aside for 10 mins
5. Now make few medium-size balls out of the dough.

Preparation:

1. Take one dough ball at a time, flattened it with your palms while dusting it a bit of a dry flour and start flattening it using a rolling pin.
2. Once you are happy with your paratha’s shape, dust off the excess dry flour
3. Heat a flat pan (tava ideally), put your flattened paratha and roast on each side for approx 2-3 mins
4. Remove your delicious and hot paratha on a clean plate and apply generous amount of ghee on it
5. Serve it hot & fresh with some curd & pickle or just have as is.

Tips:

• SECRET for soft & delicious dough - switch water to milk. SHhhh…
• I highly encourage & recommend using ghee over butter unless it’s a homemade white butter.
• Gradually add water (for e.g.1 tbsp at a time) to the dough as you knead it, avoid using too much of water while kneading the dough else your dough will be too soft & soggy.
• Apply ghee after taking out your paratha from the pan. This way you won’t end up frying it.
• You can also make paratha with different kinds of healthy flours like bajra, jowar, ragi, etc; just try to keep the proportion right.
• If you have time then you can set aside your dough(after kneading it) for more time, preferably 30 mins in a clean and damp cloth.
• Paratha tasted delicious with fresh yogurt (dahi/curd) and some pickle (any pickle is ok). It also tastes delicious with some chutney (coconut/tomato/mint) or chana (chickpeas) gravy.
• While flattening one dough ball, keep the rest wrapped in a cloth.

Quick health gyaan:

• Germinated wheat help balance cholesterol level and help you control your obesity as it’s high in fiber hence, help you to digest faster.
• Each Paratha contains minerals like Potassium, Zinc, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus,, Sodium and vitamins like E, K, Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic acid (B5), Vitamin B6, Folate (B9).
• No, you won't gain weight if you eat in the right proportion and at the right time.
• Pro-tip: switch paratha to pizza. ;) It's way healthier and nutritious.