Aloo Paratha

Aloo paratha with simple carrot-cucumber raita is always my favourite.Here comes that simple recipe with step wise photographs.

Ingredients:

1.Whole wheat flour.........1 cup

2.Salt....2 pinch

3.Oil....2 tbsps

4.Water needed

5.Maida.....2 tbsps(optional)


For stuffing:

1.Boiled potatoes......2

2.Red chilli powder....1/2 tsp

3.Salt

4.Coriander leaves...a few

5.Cumin powder.....1/2 tsp


Procedure:

1.Mix the wheat flour,salt and oil well.Add water mix and knead it like roti batter.Let this rest for 3 hours.


2. Take a bowl,bring in all the stuffing ingredients.Mash and mix well.Keep it aside.

3.Take a small ball of roti  batter and roll it into a small,thick circle.

Place a small ball of the stuffing in the middle,close it and roll it again slowly to a medium size circle.Care should be taken that stuffing should not come out of it.

4.Toast this in a pan,apply oil on both sides.Serve with simple raita.Hope u all like it!!

 Note:I've added maida,because it has got good elasticity,which will prevent the stuffing from coming out while rolling.I always add a 2 tbsp of maida to all stuffed rotis,this makes the rotis stay soft as well :)

Methi Paratha

Methi tastes great in any form.Say Methi-mung dhal gravy,methi raita,simple methi-coconut poriyal/palya or whatever it is,methi just stands out in taste.I wanted to try paratas with this combo,though this is not a new invention,wanted to give it a try,and it came out very well.Hope u all like my snaps :)..Come lets enter the kitchen :)!!!

Ingredients:

1.Whole wheat flour...............3 cups

2.Methi leaves(fresh)..............3/4 cup

3.Salt to taste

4.Ghee....1/2 tbsp

5.Water needed

6.Chilli flakes..........1/4 tsp(optional)

7.Ghee/ sun flower oil.....to toast

Procedure:

1.Firstly clean methi leaves and fry it with ghee and chilli flakes for 2 to 3 minutes.

2.Take deep-wide bowl,bring in wheat flour,salt and fried methi,give a good mix with ur palm.

3.Add sufficient water to make it to a soft parata dough.

4.Allow this to set for 2 to 3 hours.

5.Make small balls out of dough and spread it like paratas(round shapes),dust with dry wheat flour when needed.

6.Toast both the sides of paratha,with ghee or any desired oil(veg/corn/sunflower oil).

7.Serve with any rich gravy or simply with yummy jam or chutneys :)

Stuffed Kulcha

I felt a lil bored of usual chapathi and roti and wanted to try a new version of  it.Got this one from my aunty,and gave it a try last week.It came out well,but i felt something was missing with the taste.So here i've added a few more ingredients to match my taste.Hope u guys love it and do post ur comments n queries.Well,this time i've tried step wise snaps,guess it wud help U :-)

Ingredients For Making Kulcha dough :

1.Plain flour / Maida..........2 cups

2.Salt.........1/2 tbsp

3.Sugar.........1/2 tbsp

4.Baking powder...........1/2 tbsp

5.Dry Yeast.............1 tsp

6.Yogurt..........1 tbsp

7.Butter.........1 tbsp

8.Milk..............1/4 cup(optional)

9.Water needed for making smooth dough

10.Oil..........3 spoon full



A.Ingredients for Potato stuffing:

1.Boiled n mashed potato........1 cup

2.Red chilli powder......1/4 tbsp

3.Salt to  taste

4.Chopped Coriander leaves a few

5.Oil...1 tbsp

Procedure:

Heat a spoon of oil in a kadai.Add red chilli powder,mashed potato,salt and coriander one after the other.Saute it for 5 to 10 minutes.Ur stuffing is ready.

B.Paneer-Onion stuffing:

1.Shredded paneer.........1/2 cup

2.Very finely chopped onion......1/4 cup

3.Very finely chopped Green chillies......1/2 tbsp

4.Salt to taste

5.Chopped Coriander leaves a few

6.Oil.......1 tbsp

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a pan,add chopped onion and green chillies.Saute it well until onion turns pink.Then add shredded paneer,salt and corainder.Keep stirring for 5 to 10 minutes,then ur stuffing is ready.

Procedure to make Kulcha:

1.Take a wide-deep bowl,add all dry ingredients-maida,baking powder,salt n sugar.Give a good mix,until all blend well.

2.In the mean time soak yeast in warm water for 8-10 mins.Usually a froth is formed on top of the water.

3.To the flour mixture add butter and oil,mix well with ur palm till the oil and butter spread evenly over the flour.

4.Make a well in the middle and pour in the yeast mix,milk,yougurt and needed water.Knead well to get a smooth dough.

5.Close this with a wet muslin cloth and allow this to set for 4 to 5 hours(Dough raises and become very soft like a sponge).

Note:Muslin cloth is the best choice here,bcoz it has got more airy holes helps the dough to breath easily."Use wet muslin cloth" always.

6.After 5 hours,knead it again.Take a ball of dough,shape it like a cup and stuff it.Close the stuffing without any gap.

7.Roll it like a roti,dust it with dry flour if needed.

8.Toast both the sides in hot pan.Need no oil.


Stuffed kulcha is a traditional punjabi dish goes well with all types of gravies.That day i made bendhi with coconut milk,it was a very good combination to have with.This is a tasty-filling dish,suits well for a special dinner.