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Mixed vegetable and cheese paratha

Mixed vegetable and cheese paratha

Sunita Bhuyan
A filling and delicious paratha stuffed with an assortment of vegetables and some cheddar cheese.
Course Main Course, main meal
Cuisine Indian
Servings 12 parathas

Ingredients
  

For the dough-

  • 5 cups plain whole wheat flour ( atta)
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp freshly roasted and ground cumin powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp oil (vegetable or sunflower)
  • cups water (more or less)

For the stuffing-

  • 6-7 medium sized potatoes, quartered, washed, boiled, peeled and mashed
  • a handful of spinach leaves, finely chopped
  • a small bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 50 gms cheddar cheese, grated
  • salt to taste

Extra oil for greasing and cooking

    Instructions
     

    The dough-

    • In a bowl, mix together the flour, cumin seeds and powder and salt.
    • Rub in the oil.
    • Add the water, a little at a time, and bring everything together into a lump.
    • Knead the dough for a few minutes till smooth and pliable.
    • Cover the dough and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
    • Divide the dough into 12 equal portions
    • Shape them each into a ball and slightly flatten between the palms of your hand. Keep aside.

    The stuffing-

    • In a separate bowl, mix together (in mashing motions) all the ingredients for the filling and divide into 12 equal sized balls.
    • Ensure the stuffing is at room temperature before rolling the parathas.

    The parathas-

    • Take a portion of the dough and place it on a greased rolling board.
    • With a greased rolling pin, roll out into a small thick disc.
    • Place a portion of the filling in the middle of the disc.
    • Gather up the sides of the disc to cover the filling and seal it to form a pouch.
    • Gently flatten and spread with your fingertips to slightly bigger discs and finally roll them gently, taking care so that the stuffing does not ooze out...about 3-4 millimetres in thickness ( well, may not be a perfect disc...at least mine weren't ;-))
    • Grease a tava (griddle) and gently place the rolled out paratha.
    • Cook for 10-15 seconds and turn over to cook on the other side for the same time(if it sticks to the pan, grease it a bit more...either the tava or the parathas themselves)
    • Turn it over for a couple of more times till brown spots appear and the paratha is evenly cooked
    • Repeat the same for all the others. With practice, it gets easier.
    • Serve hot with some pickle, raita or yogurt or just by themselves with a blob of ghee or butter.
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