Healthy & delicious ‘Stuffed Green Peas Paratha’ recipe that you must try this winter season!
Ingredients:
Dough
2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
¼ Tsp Salt
Water
1 Tsp Oil
Stuffing:
2 Cups Peas
1 Tsp Garlic, Chopped
A Pinch of Asafoetida
½ Tsp Cumin Seeds
½ Tsp Red Chili Powder
2 Green Chillies
2 Tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves
1 Tbsp Crushed Coriander Seeds
1 Tsp Pepper Powder
Salt to Taste
1 Tsp Oil
Ghee
Method:
1. In a large bowl or parat, take the wheat flour and ½ tsp salt. Add a little water at a time and knead to a soft dough. Add 1 tsp oil and knead well.
2. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes. Meanwhile prepare the stuffing. Heat oil in a pan. add the asafoetida and the cumin seeds, crushed coriander seeds.
3. Once the cumin seeds crackle add the chopped garlic and sauté till the raw smell goes away.
4. Next add the crushed peas, salt, red chilli powder and mix. Add the chopped green chillies. Cover and cook till the green peas are tender.
5. Coarsely crush them in a grinder. Add the chopped coriander and mix well. Knead the rested dough for 2 minutes again and break into large lemon sized balls.
6. With the help of rolling pin roll the dough into a circle of 4 inch diameter. Place around 2 tbsp of filling in the centre.
7. Gather all the edges and pinch them together forming a seal. Roll again into a circle of approx. 1/2 inch thickness. Place the paratha on a medium hot tawa.
8. Once there are light brown spots on one side, flip the paratha and apply ghee/oil.
9. Flip again and apply more butter/ghee/oil on the other side now. Cook till paratha has brown patches all over.
10. Serve hot with yogurt and pickle.
(Recipe by Chef Pankaj Bhadouria)
