Monday, April 8, 2013

Alu paratha

Some dishes are such that all are ready to eat at anytime and the ingredients are available all the time in our pantry.Alu paratha is one such dish.Here is the recipe for that.










Ingredients  (For 8 parathas)

2 cups whole wheat flour
2 Medium size potatoes
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup water

Spices
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon salt

                             Boil potatoes and mash .Mix spices and keep aside.   Divide this into 8 parts and make 8 balls of it .This will be the stuffing for parathas.
Need the flour into of roti consistency.make 8 balls out of it .Now on the rolling plate roll a ball into 4" diameter roti.In the centre put the potato ball and cover the stuffing with rolled roti while giving it a spherical shape.Roll this ball again into a 6"diametre paratha .Shallow fry it on a griddle applying oil on both sides.Serve hot with any pickle,yogurt and butter or sauce.
Serve with butter,yogurt,sauce green chutney or pickle.
good for breakfast lunch brunch or anytime.