Monday, March 16, 2009

Aloo or Gobhi (Potato- or Cauliflower-stuffed) Paratha

Ingredients:
1) Dough:
Dough from 1.5 cups of whole wheat, made as outlined here.

2) Stuffing:
Potatoes, boiled and mashed - 2 large
(can be replaced with cauliflower for a Gobhi Paratha)
Green chillies, chopped - 2 tsp
Coriander leaves, chopped - 1/2 cup
Ginger, chopped - 1 tsp (optional)
Salt - 1/2 tsp (can be adjusted by tasting stuffing once made)

Time: 15-20 min (prep) + 10 min (cook)

Method:
Shape the dough into six balls. Mix the mashed potato with salt, ginger, coriander and green chillies. Note that the potatoes should not be overcooked before mashing. Also, don't add water or milk when mashing, you want it to be of the same consistency as the dough, in fact, try mixing the rest of the ingredients in the same way as you would prepare your dough, with your hands, making sure to shape it into six balls. On a flat surface dusted with flour, roll out the first dough ball into a 2" diameter circle. Place one ball of stuffing in the center and fold in the dough to form a dumpling. The dough should be soft enough by now to seal by itself, but if this is not the case, you can wet it with a little water to make it stick. Do this to the rest of the dough and let the dumplings sit covered for 10 min. Roll out into 6-7" diameter circles and immediately cook on a hot griddle, making sure to lightly brown both sides. Baste with a little oil or ghee and cook both sides again. Serve hot with chutney, curry, lentils or yogurt. Delicious on its own, too!

Source: Traditional recipe, slightly different version also available at Manjula's Kitchen.
Author: Shrinkingsodacan
Variations: Prepare stuffing with grated cheese, of course! Pretty much ANY kind of stuffing that has the same consistency as of mashed potato should work.

1 comment:

luckysanjana said...

just had an aloo paratha for breakfast. there is something so belly warming to these carb wonders..............