Lachha Paratha

This recipe is adapted from Manjus http://manjuzkitchen.blogspot.com the pics made me drool and just wanted to try her easy lachha paratha. Manju has added kasoori methi and I am sure it must have tasted yummy but I made plain lachha paratha by using oil wanted to make a low calorie so skipped ghee or butter for roasting.

Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
oil - half cup
water - to knead
salt - 1/4 tsp

Method:
In a bowl add wheat flour along with salt and knead to a soft pliable dough. Keep aside covered for 10 to 15 min. Now add 1 tbs of oil and again knead for 5 min.

Now divide them equally in tennis size balls.

Flatten the dough and dust some wheat flour roll into a normal chapati with the help of rolling pin once done add a spoonful of oil along with some flour and spread it over the whole chapati. Now start rolling the chapati you will get a long roll just pull it slightly and make it longer. Now again roll it round slowly you will get a small wheel design the end of the dough should be pressed inside. Now again roll it to a normal chapati (not very thin). Heat tawa place the paratha just after 30seconds turn it let the down portion become brown then leave oil or ghee from all sides turn and roast the other side as well. You can follow the same procedure with the remaining dough.

Enjoy with any side gravy, dal or even pickle.

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Aloo Paratha

There are various versions of parathas but I feel the Aloo paratha is the king of all parathas, quiet famous in North India. Its a family favorite for also. My MIL makes yummy aloo parathas I have learnt this recipe from her so I dedicate this recipe to my Mother in Law.

Ingredients
For paratha
Wheat flour - 2 cups
salt - to taste
oil - 1 tsp
water - to knead the dough


For stuffing:
potato - 3 to 4 boiled and mashed
green chilli paste - 2 tsp (more if you need spicy)
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
dhaniya jeera powder - 2 tsp
amchur powder - 1 tsp
chopped coriander - handful
salt - to taste

Method:
Take a bowl add the wheat flour along with some salt and start kneading the dough by adding little water. Knead a soft pliable dough. Add a teaspoon of oil knead the dough for 5 min and keep aside covered for 10 minutes.

Prepare the stuffing by combining all the ingredients under stuffing and keep aside.

Now pull out a large lemon sized ball of dough dust the surface with some flour roll to form a approximate 3"  circle now take a spoonful of stuffing and place in the center of the circle and combine all the edges and roll out a regular paratha (be careful the paratha should not be too thin or else the stuffing may come out). Heat a tawa (pan) carefully place the paratha on the tawa turn it in few seconds leave some ghee or oil from the sides and roast to a nice crisp golden brown paratha. Follow the same procedure with the remaining dough. Enjoy with lemon pickle or thandi dahi.

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