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Beetroot Paratha is unleavened flatbread from northern and western parts of India, prepared by rolling the whole wheat flour dough with a stuffing prepared from beetroot and spices. These parathas are usually served as a breakfast but can be served for any meal with fresh butter, pickles and yogurt.
Ingredients:
For Stuffing:
Beetroots – 4 medium sized
Green Chillis – 3
Coriander Leaves – 7 stalks
Dry Mango Powder/Amchoor Powder -1 tsp
Sesame Seeds – 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds – 2 tsps
Vegetable Oil – 2 tsps
Salt to taste
For Dough:
Whole Wheat Flour – 2 cups
Salt to taste
Ghee/Oil for roasting each parantha
Whole Wheat Flour for dusting
Method:
- Peel and grate beetroots. Keep aside.
- Shred green chillis and coriander leaves.
- In a mixing bowl, take wheat flour and salt. Knead into a smooth dough using water. The dough must be pliable.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds.
- When cumin seeds sizzling, add grated beetroot. Cook until beetroot turn soft.
- Add shredded green chillis and coriander leaves. Mix well.
- Add dry mango powder, salt and sesame seeds. Mix well. Let it cool down.
- Divide the dough and stuffing mixture into equal number of ping-pong ball sized balls.
- Dust a dough ball with some flour and roll into a small disc.
- Place a stuffing mixture ball in the centre of the disc.
- Bring the edges of the dough ball’s disc together to cover the stuffing mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Dust it with some flour and roll it into a thick disc. Do not put too much pressure on the rolling pin.
- Place it on a preheated griddle.
- When small brown specks form at the bottom, flip the side and roast until the brown specks are formed on the other side.
- Sprinkle little ghee/oil both sides.Flip sides a couple of times.
- Serve hot with dal or pickle and curd.