Peas Paratha - Matar Paratha

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• water (as required to knead)
• 1/2 teaspoon oil
• 1 cup peas (boiled and coarsely mashed)
• 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon red chili powder (or to taste)
• salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon oil
• ghee (to roast the parathas)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Dough ---

2. 2

   Take the whole wheat flour in a bowl.

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   Add water little by little and knead to a soft dough.

4. 4

   Smear 1/2 teaspoon of oil on top.

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   Cover the dough and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.

6. 6

   --- Stuffing ---

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   Take out the seeds from the peas, and put them in a pan of hot water.

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   Simmer on medium flame till peas are soft.

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   Take out the peas from the pan, drain the water and set aside.

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    Now you can either blend them using a blender or crush/mash them using a pestle. I prefer crushing them with pestle.

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    Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds.

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    Once the cumin seeds crackle add the chopped garlic and saute till the raw smell goes away. Next add the crushed peas, salt, red chilli powder and mix.

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    Cook on medium flame for 2-3 minutes till the aroma of spices, garlic is all well incorporated into the peas.

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    Switch off the flame, take out the stuffing in a bowl and set aside.

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    --- Make the paratha ---

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    To make the paratha, take a small amount of dough (size of a big lemon) and shape it round. With the help of rolling pin roll the dough into a circle of around 1/8 inch thickness.

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    Apply 1/4 teaspoon of ghee/oil all over.

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    Place around 1.5 tablespoon of filling in the center.

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    Gather all the edges and pinch them together forming a seal.

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    Flatten using you fingers and roll again into a circle of approx 1/8 inch thickness.

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    Place the paratha on heated tawa/griddle.

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    Once there are light brown spots on one side, flip the paratha and apply ghee/oil.

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    Flip again and apply more butter/ghee/oil on the other side now. Cook till paratha has brown patches all over.

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    Serve hot with yogurt and pickle.