ALOO METHI PARATHA

By:Deepa Sujesh‎

INGREDIENTS :

Whole Wheat Flour - 2 cups
Fresh Fenugreek (Methi) leaves - 2 cups
Cooking Oil - 2 tblsp
Salt-1/2 tsp
Boiled Potatoes - 2
Green Chillies - 1 (chopped)
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Grated Ginger - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder -1/2 tsp
small jeera - 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/3 tsp

METHOD :

For the dough
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1. Wash and chop the fenugreek leaves finely.
2. Take the flour in a bowl, add salt and oil and mix well.
3. Then add the chopped fenugreek leaves and mix again.
4. Make a soft dough by adding enough water. Cover and keep aside.

For the stuffing
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1. Mash the potatoes, and add finely chopped green chillies, ginger, finely chopped onion, 1/2 tsp of salt, garam masala,red chilli powder,jeera,turmeric powde rand a teaspoon of oil. Mix well.

For the Paratha
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1. Make a small ball from the dough, flatten it a bit and place 2 tblsps of the stuffing on it. Turn up the edges of the dough so that the stuffing is concealed completely.
2.Dust the ball with some dry flour and Gently roll the ball with a rolling pin,if you press it too hard then the filling may come out, make a paratha of medium thickness (about the same thickness as a pancake).
3. Then dry roast on a griddle/skillet/non stick pan, on medium heat.Then flip and apply little oil or butter on both the sides, and cook till both sides are golden brown and crisp.

((SERVE IT WITH YOGURT,PICKLE OR TOMATO CHUTNEY ))