The Indian cuisine is by far one of the most varied cuisines of all. As it is, there are so many variations in this cuisine, that you would hardly find any similarity in the cuisines of the north Indian recipes, with the south Indian recipes. So, the Indian cuisine is actually a door to thousands of wonderful recipes which are there at your disposal for tickling your taste buds.
A striking feature of this cuisine is that it holds quite a few recipes that can act as both breakfast/snacks, as well as main course meal. One of such recipes is Aloo paratha. This recipe has been a part of the Indian kitchens for a fairly long period of time and has been playing the role of Sunday morning special breakfast with great ease. Aloo Paratha is a very popular breakfast recipe and is particularly popular in North India. The paratha is best served along with pickles and curd.
Ingredients:
o 1 cup Water
o 2 cup Wheat Flour
o 2-3 boiled and mashed Potatoes
o 1/4 tsp Red Chilly Powder
o 1 tsp Chaat Masala
o Salt to taste
o Oil/ghee
Direction:
1. Take the flour in a bowl and add some water to it. Knead it properly to make soft dough. Make sure that it does not stick to your hand.
2. Now, leave this dough for around half an hour.
3. After this, take the boiled potatoes and add salt, chili powder along with chaat masala. Now mix these ingredients thoroughly, to form the stuffing.
4. Now take the dough and roll out small balls out of it. Thereafter, take the balls, flatten them a bit, apply a bit of oil to its center and then put some stuffing mixture in it.
5. Thereafter, draw the edges towards its center to cover this mixture. Make sure that the edges do not remain open and the stuffing is properly covered. Now, press the resulting dough balls gently and dust it with wheat flour. Flatten to the size of Roti.
6. After this is done, place the paratha over a preheated griddle. After some time reverse the side of paratha. Continue till golden brown patches appear on it.
7. Sprinkle a little bit of oil and then flip over again. Make sure that you sprinkle oil on either sides of the paratha. Cook till it is properly done.
8. Your Aloo Paratha is ready to serve.
Serve Aloo Paratha along with Chutney, Tomato Ketchup or curds.
