Aloo Paratha

Ingredients

• • Potato - ½ kg
• • Salt (powdered) - 1 teaspoon
• • Aniseeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Green chillies - 8
• • Ginger garlic paste - ½ teaspoon
• • Garam masala powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Onions - 2
• • Coriander leaves (finely cut) - 2 tablespoons
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon

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Ingredients For The Dough

• • Maida (fresh) - 4 cups
• • Sugar - 1 teaspoon
• • Powder salt - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Oil - ½ cup

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Method To Make The Dough

• 1. Sieve and mix the flour together in a mixing bowl.
• 2. Add salt, sugar and butter.
• 3. Mix well with the flour till butter blends.
• 4. Gradually add water and knead to a smooth dough.
• 5. Pat and knead well for several times.
• 6. Use ghee or oil while mixing the dough instead of butter.

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Method To Prepare The Stuffing

• 1. Cook potatoes. Peel and mash.
• 2. Heat little oil and season with aniseed and then fry ginger garlic paste.
• 3. Add mashed potatoes with salt, turmeric powder and garam masala powder.
• 4. Fry for few minutes and remove from fire.
• 5. Mix minced green chillies and finely cut onions, coriander leaves to the potato mixture when it cools down.

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Method To Prepare Paratha

• 1. Make medium sized balls from the dough.
• 2. Flatten each ball and keep a tablespoon of filling inside.
• 3. Close and seal well all around.
• 4. Press and dredge in wheat flour and roll out into thick parathas.
• 5. Heat a 'tawa' ind fry these parathas using oil for both sides while frying.
• 6. Serve hot.