Friday, July 16, 2010

Mutter Ka Paratha (Stuffed Peas in Indian Style flat Bread)

Indian cuisine has so many varieties of parathas, chapatis,Naans. Here is one traditional  Indian mouth-watering recipe. This recipe is a bit time-consuming,but once you get a hang of it,You can make it in a jiffy.I promise you will be making it more and more. Even kids love it. A lot of kids don't even want to try peas,but will readily eat the Peas Paratha. Of course when making for kids skip the green chillies and Garam Masala,if they can't handle the spices.
Serve it with yogurt (raita) or my kids enjoy it with Jam, Nutella or even peanut butter.

Makes: 8-10 parathas
Ingredients :
For the Dough
1 1/2  cup :Whole Wheat flour
Water to knead the dough
1/2 tsp: salt
             
For the Peas Stuffing
 2cups : Frozen peas
 1/2 tsp: Saunf( Fennel seeds)
 1 tsp : Sugar
 1Tbsp :Lemon juice
 1-2 :   Green Chillies
 2-3 tbsp: Gram flour(besan)
    1/8 tsp:Garam Masala
    Salt
oil for cooking



Directions:
To make the dough:
Take the wheat flour,add salt , by adding a small amount of water knead a dough as you would for chapati or tortilla. Cover it  and keep aside.

For the peas Stuffing: 
Take the peas and rinse them well,and drain all the water.
Now put the peas,green chillies, fennel(saunf),and in a food processor or a blender, make a coarsely mashed mixture.If you need to add water,just add a tbsp or so .Try not add to much water,since you don't want to end up with a watery mixture.

Take  2-3 Tbsp oil in a non-stick or anodised pot. when it's hot ,  sauté the gram flour (besan) on med flame for 1-2 mins. Now add the peas mixture to it .Add sugar,lemon juice, salt and Garam Masala* and keep stirring it on low to med flame for at least 20-25 mins or until the mixture has become dry and can be formed into balls. Let it cool.

Now take 2-3 drops of oil in your hand and knead the dough to make it smooth. Take 1/2 round size  dough and roll it into small size Chappati or Tortilla.




Now take the Pea stuffing and put it the middle and fold the rest of chappati over the stuffing,with a rolling pin ,roll it .
  On preheated Tawa or Flat griddle/ pan. Spread the oil evenly on one side and then on the other side Shallow fry it. Flip it until it's golden brown on both the side.
Ready to serve with Yogurt,Raita, Pickle or anything you fancy. My kids eat it with Strawberry Jam.

*: Garam Masala is Indian style mix of different spices,readily available in any South Asian Grocery store.

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