Aloo paratha Pumpkin paratha
Whole wheat flour| atta 1 cup Salt as needed Oil few drops Ajwain 1 and 1/2 tsp Red chili powder 1 and 1/2 tsp Ghee or Butter as needed (to make parathas) Method:
In a wide bowl add the wheat flour and little salt. Add water little by little and make a soft dough. Divide this into equal big lemon sized balls. In a bowl mix the red chili powder with 2 pinches of salt and mix well. Take one dough ball and dust it with dry flour. Spread this into a roti. Add few drops of ghee on this and spread it. Sprinkle red chili powder and spread it on the rolled roti. Sprinkle some ajwain on this and press it gently with your fingers. Fold this into a semi cirlce and then bring both the edges together. If you want to make it as a square paratha follow my masala square paratha recipe. Dust this with atta and roll it into a triangle roti. Heat a pan and cook the rotis on both sides and drizzle with ghee or a dollop of butter. Cook till you see nice golden brown spots on both sides. Repeat this for the rest of the dough. Serve with plain yogurt or some pickle. You can have this ajwain paratha with tea /coffee too.
Method with step wise preparations:
In a wide bowl add the wheat flour and little salt. Add water little by little and make a soft dough.
Divide this into equal big lemon sized balls.
In a bowl mix the red chili powder with 2 pinches of salt and mix well. Take one dough ball and dust it with dry flour. Spread this into a roti. Add few drops of ghee on this and spread it.
Sprinkle red chili powder and spread it on the rolled roti. Sprinkle some ajwain on this and press it gently with your fingers.
Fold this into a semi cirlce and then bring both the edges together. If you want to make it as a square paratha follow my masala square paratha recipe.
Dust this with atta and roll it into a triangle roti.
Heat a pan and cook the rotis on both sides and drizzle with ghee or a dollop of butter. Cook till you see nice golden brown spots on both sides.
Repeat this for the rest of the dough. Serve with plain yogurt or some pickle. You can have this ajwain paratha with tea /coffee too.
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