Palak and Moong Sprout Paratha

Indian flat bread made with spinach puree and stuffed with bean sprouts and spices
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup Whole Wheat Flour / Atta
- 1/4 cup soy bean flour
- 3 tsp flex seeds powder
- 250 gm Spinach /palak
- 3 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
- 15 Fresh Mint / Hara Pudina
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1 tsp Salt / Namak
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 2.5 cup Bean sprouts/moong sprouts
- 2 Potatoes / Aloo (boiled)
- 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak (grated)
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1 tsp Mango Powder / Amchoor Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt / Namak
- 1/3 tsp Garam Masala Powder
Instructions
- 1
Clean and remove the steams from spinach
- 2
Boil 2 glasses of water in a pan, when it start boiling ,add spinach leaves.After a minute remove the spinach leaves from boiling water and refresh in cold water.
- 3
Pressure cook moong sprouts with 1 cup water and 1/4 tsp turmeric for 1 whistle .take out the sprouts and keep aside the water (A)
- 4
Take spinach, green chili and mint in the mixer jar and make a paste.
- 5
In a big bowl add wheat flour. soya flour, flex powder, cumin seeds, salt and oil mix well and add spinach puree and make a soft dough , use the water (A) if required.
- 6
Take sprouts in a bowl add boiled potatoes, grated ginger, mango powder, chili powder, garam masala and salt.
- 7
Take a small ball from the dough, roll into a small disc, take equal portion of stuffing and keep in the Centre of the disc.
- 8
Pull all the sides of the disc and close to make a ball again. Press it and dust in the dry flour and roll gently with a rolling pin
- 9
Don’t press it hard while rolling otherwise the filling may come out from the paratha
- 10
Then heat a griddle and grease it with little oil.and put the paratha over it
- 11
Cook on medium flame till golden spot appears on one side, then turn the side.
- 12
Drizzle 1 tsp oil or butter and press lightly with a spatula .turn the side and repeat the process on other side.
- 13
Slice and serve hot with some curd , chutney or pickle
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