Aloo Paratha

Maa ke hath ka Aloo paratha ka kya kahna!!

Aloo paratha is a special dish enjoyed through out India specially western, central and northern regions of India as well as in Pakistan. It consists of unleavened dough stuffed with a spiced mixture of mashed potato, which is rolled out and cooked on a hot tawa with butter or ghee. Crispy outside and soft inside melts in mouth. It is served with chutney, curd or pickle with a dollop of butter or ghee as topping.
It tastes best with a glass full of chilled lassi.
Now let see the recipe.

Ingredients :

For Aloo mixture
Boiled Potatoes mashed 1 cup
Roasted Jeera powder - 1 Tbs
Roasted red chilli powder - 1/2 Tbs
Chopped Green chilli - 1Tbs
Grated ginger - 1/2 small Tbs
Chopped Coriander leaves - 2 Tbs
Salt - as per taste

For dough
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Ajawain  - 1/2 small Tbs
Black Jeera - 1/2 Small Tbs
Oil - 5 Large Tbs
Salt as per taste

For Roasting 

Ghee/Butter/oil - as required

Recipe :

1. Heat the pan and add 1 tbs of oil in it.
2. Add green chilli chopped and grated ginger and roast till golden brown.
3. Now add mashed potatoes and add jeera and red chilli powder along with salt.
4. Fry for some time and off the flame and add coriander leaves and mix it well.
5.Mix all the ingredients of dough making and knead into a soft dough.
6. Divide the dough in four portion and take each and make a bowl shape. Now put 1/4 portion of aloo mixture and close it. Roll in to paratha slowly so that it should not open from any side.
7. Now roast it on tawa from both side and put butter or ghee and roast till crisp golden brown on medium flame.
8. Serve it hot with Chutney or pickle or curd with chilled lassi.

Enjoy crispy aloo paratha and i will be back with another recipe.

Bye Yummy mummies!!