atulaStuffed Paratha
August 18th 2008 11:22
Indian breads comes in a variety of flavors and textures and can be made with wheat flour, refined flour, maize flour, or other cereals. The most common although is the wheat flour which is made into a dough and used to make regular everyday chapattis that are light round breads eaten with a curry or veggie.
The stuffed parathas are an exotic version of the Indian bread. These are also made with dough of wheat or refined flour, but have some scrumptious stuffing of potatoes, radish, cauliflower, cottage cheese or sometimes even minced meat. What is truly lovable about these parathas is that they are a wholesome meal in themselves and do not really need any other accompaniments. A green or red tomato sauce, a pickle or some curd and butter are all that go too well with the parathas. These are really good alternative meal options for fussy children an adults who do not like their veggies.
The trick to make any of the stuffed parathas is to first make tight dough of the flour and water with a pinch of salt added to the dough. If making a potato paratha, one has to first boil the required amount, peel the potatoes and mash them. You can then add some salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, some chopped green chilies and chopped coriander leaves for the added zing. The stuffing is now ready to use.
Take a ball of the dough and roll it into a flat round chapatti. Then with a spoon take a scoop of the stuffing placing it in the center of the chapatti. This stuffing should then be covered with the chapatti by folding the corners.
This is again rolled flat into a bigger sized bread. A little care is needed that no stuffing comes out of the bread. Now the next step is to bake the bread on a heated griddle called the tava. If you cannot find that even a shallow frying pan is just fine.
A generous amount of oil, butter or ghee on both sides and the stuffed paratha is ready to be served.
With every bite you take of the stuffed paratha, you get the individual taste of the stuffing and the bread intermingled with each other to give a scrumptious delightful taste that leaves you asking for more.
The stuffed parathas are an exotic version of the Indian bread. These are also made with dough of wheat or refined flour, but have some scrumptious stuffing of potatoes, radish, cauliflower, cottage cheese or sometimes even minced meat. What is truly lovable about these parathas is that they are a wholesome meal in themselves and do not really need any other accompaniments. A green or red tomato sauce, a pickle or some curd and butter are all that go too well with the parathas. These are really good alternative meal options for fussy children an adults who do not like their veggies.
The trick to make any of the stuffed parathas is to first make tight dough of the flour and water with a pinch of salt added to the dough. If making a potato paratha, one has to first boil the required amount, peel the potatoes and mash them. You can then add some salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, some chopped green chilies and chopped coriander leaves for the added zing. The stuffing is now ready to use.
rolling a flat bread
Take a ball of the dough and roll it into a flat round chapatti. Then with a spoon take a scoop of the stuffing placing it in the center of the chapatti. This stuffing should then be covered with the chapatti by folding the corners.
stuffing and folding the corners
This is again rolled flat into a bigger sized bread. A little care is needed that no stuffing comes out of the bread. Now the next step is to bake the bread on a heated griddle called the tava. If you cannot find that even a shallow frying pan is just fine.
on the heated griddle- the tava
A generous amount of oil, butter or ghee on both sides and the stuffed paratha is ready to be served.
With every bite you take of the stuffed paratha, you get the individual taste of the stuffing and the bread intermingled with each other to give a scrumptious delightful taste that leaves you asking for more.
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