Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Aloo Paraatha


Whole wheat flour - 2 cup
 Salt -1/4 tsp
 Oil -2 tsp
 

 For the Stuffing

  Potatoes- 1 big or 2 medium size
  Green chillies -1-2 finely chopped
  Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  Coriander leaves -fistful (finely chopped)
  Garam masala - 1/2 tsp


In a bowl, add 2 cup of wheat flour, salt, oil, needed water and prepare a soft, smooth, pliable dough. Grease your hands with a tsp of oil and knead the dough well. Cover and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.

Pressure cook potatoes for 3 whistles or until soft. Peel the skin and mash it well. Add chillies, cumin seeds, garam masala powder, salt needed, coriander leaves and mix well. Now your stuffing is ready.

Make small balls with the dough and ro ll it into a small circle .Place a tbsp of  stuffing of the dough and  gather all corners and sela  the dough   and flatten it gently .Heat a tawa and place the rolled out dough.When small bubbles forms on the surface, apply a tsp of oil and flip it the other side.Spread a little oil on the other side also and cook both sides well until golden brown spots appear.Remove from tawa after both the sides are cooked well. Serve with curd or chutney 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Pudina Chutney



Pudina leaves -2 cups
Pepper powder-1/2 tsp
Salt-as  req
Garlic-2 or 3 pods
Ginger-smallpiece
Tamarind –a small sizeball
                             Grind all the ingredients in a mixer in to a fine paste .Pudina chutney can  be served with  parathaas.