Aloo-Methi Paratha (Potato-Fenugreek Paratha)

 Ingredients

The delicious Aloo-Methi Paratha



For the dough:

3/4 cup Whole Wheat flour

1/4 cup all pupose flour (maida)

1 tsp oil

salt to taste

For the methi aloo stuffing :

1 cup finely chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves or Kasoori Methi
1 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tsp green chilli chopped

3 tsp finely chopped coriander leaves

1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tsp chaat masala
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Other ingredients:

Maida flour for rolling
Oil for cooking

Makes 4 Parathas

How to Make:

For the filling:

Mix together the mashed potatoes, Fenugreek leaves (or Kasoori Methi) ,Chaat masala, Chilli powder, Turmeric Powder, Salt, Cumin Seeds, Coriander leaves, Green chillies. Keep it aside.

 

Fresh Methi Leaves

 

Potatoes

Chopped Coriander Leaves



Green Chillies



Kasoori Methi



Boiled and Mashed Potatoes mixed with Methi, Coriander leaves

 

The Aloo Methi filling mix



 

For the Dough:

 

In another bowl, mix the 2 flours together with water and oil. And knead the dough as for a normal parantha.

The mixed Dough

For the Parathas:

Make 8 small flat rounds and roll out very small chapathis (the size of your palm).

The dough to be rolled out

Small Palm sized Chapathis

Take some filling and place in the centre of any 4  flattened chapathis. 



Filling placed on the chapathi

Place each of the other 4 chapathis on the filling and flatten lighlty the edges with your hand and continue rolling out each one to make a paratha .

The 2 chapathis sandwiching the filling

Roll out as thinly as you can without tearing. 

The Rolled Paratha

Roast the paranthas on a skillet with some oil till crisp and lightly browned on both sides.



Roasting the Paratha with Oil on a Skillet

The delicious Aloo-Methi Paratha

RATING NOTES:

              DIFFICULTY LEVEL  :  Easy

              RATING POINTS        :    8/10 **

**  To get soft Parathas, see to it that the dough is soft but not sticky.

      Roll out the Parathas thin and evenly .