Aloo paratha / ஆலு பராத்தா / Aloo parotta / ஆலு பரோட்டா / Parotta recipes

Ingredients
• 250 gram potatoes (boiled & mashed)
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• 1 green chili finely chopped
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp finely chopped curry leaves
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• Salt to taste
• 3-4 tsp ghee or oil to cook the paratha
Dough
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• water to knead the dough

Method

Make the dough

1. In a bowl mix together wheat flour , oil and salt. Add water little by little and mix.
2. Knead to form a smooth and soft dough. Cover and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
3. Divide the dough into 6 equal parts.

For stuffing

1. To make the filling, mash the boiled potatoes and transfer to a bowl.
2. Add chopped onion, coriander leaves, curry leaves, green chili, cumin powder, red chili powder, pepper powder, garam masala powder and salt
3. Mix till everything is well combined. The stuffing is now ready.
4. Make a lemon size balls

Make the paratha

1. Take one of the dough balls and using your rolling pin roll it into a circle.
2. Place 1 ball of stuffing in the center. Don’t overfill else it will be difficult to roll.
3. Bring all the edges together and pinch to seal the edges.
4. Flatten the dough ball using your hands.
5. Now using your rolling pin, roll the dough to a circle of 7-8 inch diameter. The trick here is to apply equal pressure while rolling. If you do that, your paratha will turn round automatically.
6. Transfer the rolled paratha onto the hot tawa.
7. Cook the side for a minute and then flip over. Apply ghee on the half-cooked side and flip again.
8. Now apply ghee on the other side as well. Press with a spatula and cook the paratha till both sides have golden brown spots on them.
9. Repeat with the remaining dough balls.
10. Serve aloo paratha hot with butter or pickle!!!