For Dough:
- Whole Wheat Flour - 1 cup
- All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Water - as needed to knead the dough
For Filling:
- Shredded Paneer - 1 cup
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Shredded Ginger - 1 tsp
- Minced Green Chillies - 1 tsp
- Minced Cilantro - 2 tbsp
- Firm Curd - 1 tbsp
Directions:
- In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients for dough and knead to make a soft dough.
- Cover and keep aside, let it rest for about 10-15 minutes.
- In another mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients of the filling.
- Make lemon sized balls of the dough and divide the paneer mix into same number of portions as the number of balls.
- Roll the dough ball into 3-inch diameter circles. Place one portion of paneer mix in the center. Seal by pulling the edges of the rolled dough together to make a ball. Make similar balls with the remaining dough and paneer mix. Keep aside.
- Now, heat the tawa or the skillet on medium-high .
- Take one ball and roll it into dry aata ( wheat flour ) so that the ball is coated from all the sides.
- Start rolling it slowly into a 6-inch diameter circle. sprinkle some dry aata while rolling so that it does not stick to the rolling pin.
- Place the paratha over the hot skillet. Let it cook for about half a minute and flip it over. You will find small brown dots on the surface.
- After about 15-20 seconds sprinkle a few drops of ghee or oil on the surface and flip it over again. Sprinkle few drops of ghee or oil on this side as well.
- Gently press the paratha all over with the help of a spatula.
- Take the paratha off the tawa when both the sides turn golden brown.
- Serve them hot with your favourite raita and aachar .
No comments:
Post a Comment