Monday, June 20, 2011

Aloo Ke Parathe (Stuffed Indian Flatbread)

1. Whole wheat flour, appx 2 cups
2. Oil
3. 2-3 Potatoes - boiled, peeled, mashed
4. Salt to taste
5. Red chili powder, 1 tsp or to taste
6. Sugar 1.5 tsp
7. Juice of a small lemon
8. Coriander powder, .5 tsp
9. Cumin powder, 1 tsp
10. Garlic, 2 pods, minced
11. Ginger, 1 inch, minced
12. Garam masala, 1 tsp

Instructions:
1. Make a dough of the whole wheat flour using water. Add some oil to knead into a smooth dough.
2. Mix mashed potatoes with salt, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice, sugar, garlic, and ginger. Set aside.
3. Pinch out a small ball of wheat dough and flatten it using a rolling pin as shown in this post.
4. At the center of this flattened dough, place a small ball of the mashed potatoes.
Note: Try to keep the potato ball size to be the same size as the size of the dough you pulled out in step 3.

5. Now swirl the sides of the flattened dough around the potato ball like this and then seal the sides by joining all the sides together as shown below.
6. Pinch out the top of the excess dough.
7. Flatten this (dough ball stuffed with potato filling) with your hands. Use a rolling pin to flatten the opposite side of the ball.
8. Cook on medium heat on a pan on one side until it starts to form small black dots or lines on the side that is in contact with the pan.
9. Smear minimal oil on the upper side and then flip.
10. Repeat step 8 and 9 for this side.

Serve warm as dinner with Raita and pickles.

7 comments:

chef and her kitchen said...

hot Aloo ke parathe...achaar..dahi..perfect on a rainy day..:)
They look delicious dear..:)

Priya Suresh said...

Never say no to aloo paratha, extremely inviting..

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

I just loved this..sounds yummmmmmy..

Tasty Appetite

Anonymous said...

Love aloo paratha. Mum's paratha aside, I think dhabas in north India serve killer parathas!

Prathima Rao said...

Soft & delicious parathas...Loved the spicy filling :)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious looking aloo paratha

aipi said...

I can live on these ~ they look sooooo good :)
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