Thursday 26 May 2011

STUFFED SPINACH PARATHA

Todays dinner for every one.

STUFFED SPINACH PARATHA

Ingredients:
2 cups of whole wheat flour
4 cups of chopped spinach leaves
2 medium potatoes
¼ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp chillie flakes
¼ tsp garam masala powder
A pinch of asafetida powder
Salt to taste
2 tsp of oil

Method:
In a bowl, add the whole meal flour, salt and 1 tsp of oil.
Add water and knead to a soft dough. Keep aside.

Boil the potato, peel and mash. Keep aside.
Heat a pan with 1 tsp of oil, add the cumin and let it splutter.
Add the asafetida and the chopped spinach leaves.
Keep stirring, add in the chillie flakes, garam masala and salt.
There will be some water from the spinach, cook till it evaporates.

When cool grind it in a mixie, remove and add the mashed potato.
Mix well and form into lime sized balls.
Make the same size balls from the dough. Shape the dough like a cup.
Stuff the spinach mixture ball into the cup. Close the dough ball.

Roll the paratha on a lightly floured board.
Heat a dosai kal, on medium heat, cook the paratha on both sides
till brown. Spread little drops of oil while cooking.
Serve hot with any gravy.

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