Crispy, flavourful, and spicy potato-based Aloo Paratha is lacking in your breakfast meals. It is possible to pair this tasty and well-known Indian recipe with yoghurt made from plant sources, raita and pickles. It's not a bad idea to serve it with Indian Chutneys, such as mint chutney. This recipe is simple to prepare. It just requires some prepping and you're ready to go.
WHAT IS ALOO PARATHA?
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Source: Wikipedia |
Aloo Paratha or GOELD Aloo Paratha is one of the most popular breakfast choices in Indian homes, especially within North India. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you prepare Aloo Paratha with ease. Prior to beginning the recipe, here are a few suggestions to keep in mind.
TIPS TO REMEMBER
POTATO FILLING:
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Grate and mash the potatoes.
● In addition, instead of the ajwain seeds, you should make use of Nigella seeds (aka black onion seeds). This gives it a pleasant and roasted onion-like taste.
DOUGH:
- Leave the dough for around 30 minutes. The formation of gluten is an important stage in making roti, chapati or parathas.
- While rolling out the parathas, you can try rotating them by lightly turning it over and pushing it between your palm and fingers.
- Check that the outer edges are not as thick as the inside edges to create an evenly sized paratha.
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2 cups of wheat flour
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3/4 cup of water (plus some more should
you require it)
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1 1/2 tbsp Oil for cooking optional
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1/4 tsp Ajwain or caraway seeds
● 1/2 tsp Salt
To make the Aloo as well as potato filling
● 4 medium
potatoes or 500 g
● 1 Green
chili pepper finely chopped
● 1/2
teaspoon 1/2 tsp of cumin powder
● 3/4 tsp
of Amchur powder, or dry mango powder
● 14 tsp
garam masala
● 1/2 teaspoon
Kashmiri Red Chili Powder or 14 tbsp of regular chili powder
●
1/2 tsp Salt, or adjust according to your
taste
● 3-4 Tbsp Coriander or cilantro
Aloo Paratha Recipe
Making the dough
- Combine the atta, salt, and Ajwain (carom seeds) in a bowl. Mix in water. Thoroughly and then mix the dough.
- Cover the dough with a moist cloth and allow the dough to rest for around 30 minutes for the gluten structure to develop.
- Bring the water to a boil. Add the potatoes. Let it boil for 8-10 minutes until a fork can easily slide into the potatoes.
- Let the potatoes drain and cool.
- After cooling, remove the potatoes, place them in the bowl and then mash them using the help of a masher or with your hands.
- Incorporate spices such as garam masala or amchur powder of red chili, mango powder, and salt and coriander/cilantro. Add all of the mix until it is smooth.
- Dust the surface with flour. Pinch out a lime-sized portion of dough, and roll it in between your hands.
- Place it on the surface and flatten it to 7 to 8 centimetres (3 inches). You can try the rotation method by gently rotating it by pressing the object between your palm and fingers.
- Put a small lime-sized portion of filling in the middle of this. The edges should be pressed together to make sure to seal it.
- Make sure to press it down onto the work surface. Then, using the help of flour, roll it in a circular shape.
- Make sure to fill the dough with a teaspoon of potato filling. The dough is then rolled into the shape of a round roti.
- Prepare a pan and apply oil to it. Lay the paratha that has been rolled out in the hot skillet.
- Cook for a few minutes before flipping. Cook until it is cooked on both surfaces.
- Enjoy it warm with healthy yoghurt. You can use the frozen method to use it again. Frozen aloo paratha also tastes yummy to eat. Due to the time consumption, many paratha lovers make use of frozen aloo paratha as their food choice.
| Source: GOELD Frozen Foods |
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Serving: 1 paratha
Conclusion
Serve hot aloo parathas with
chilled yogurt or pickle. You can also serve parathas of aloo with coconut
chutney or green chutney , or with light gravy. It is also possible to make an
easy onion-tomato-green chilli raita which tastes delicious using this partha.
I hope the recipe above will be appreciated.
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