Bengal Gram Paratha

Ingredients

• • Bengal gram dal - ½ cup
• • Garlic - 2 flakes
• • Green chillies - 4
• • Salt - ¾ 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

• 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 Make The Stuffing

• 1. Soak dal for few hours and grind coarsely with other ingredients.
• 2. Heat little ghee or oil and fry till moisture dries up.
• 3. Make balls and use this as a stuffing for parathas.

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Method To Prepare The Paratha

• 1. Take one ball and roll into thick and 3 inches width chapati.
• 2. Make another of the same size.
• 3. Place a tablespoon of filling on the middle of one chapati.
• 4. Carefully spread it leaving ¼ inch gap all around.
• 5. Keep another chapati on top.
• 6. Using little water carefully seal both the chapatis all around.
• 7. Dredge on flour and roll again into big paratha.
• 8. Fry on hot 'tawa' using 1/4 Teaspoon of oil for each side of paratha.