Matar Parantha - Green Peas Paratha

Peas paratha is a delicious stuffed flat bread. I am discovering the different stuffed parantha's , that are very common and popular in a punjabi household, through my friend D.

Ingredients

For Filling

2 cups - Green peas, cooked

4 tsp - Besan, dry roasted

1/4 tsp - Ajwain

1.5 tsp - Coriander powder

1/2 tsp - Garam masala powder

A pinch or two - Amchoor powder

4 - Green chili, chopped finely

1/2 inch piece - Ginger, grated

1/2 cup - Onion, chopped finely

1 cup - Coriander leaves, chopped finely

Salt to taste

For dough

2 cup - Whole wheat flour

1 tbsp - Oil / Ghee

water to knead the dough

Salt to taste

Method

1 ) In a pan dry roast besan to a light brown color. Mash the cooked green peas well.

2 ) Add the roasted besan, mashed peas and rest of the ingredients listed for filling. Mix well and set it aside.

3 ) To make the dough - Mix wheat flour, oil and salt. Mix and rub the flour to get oil and salt well mixed. Then add water little by little, knead and make a stiff dough. Rest the dough for 20 to 30 minutes. Cover with wet towel, so that dough doesn't dry out. Then again knead the dough to get a soft workable dough.

4 ) To roll out the paratha - Make 10 small balls of the dough. Take one dough ball and roll it out with a rolling pin.

• Take a small amount of filling and place in the center of the rolled out dough.
• Wrap the dough around the filling ball and close, as is shown in picture below. Dust some flour and then lightly flatten the dough with hand.

• With a rolling pin, roll out carefully to make a round paratha, as in second picture above.

5) Heat a tawa or a pan, on medium heat and place the paratha in it. Smear some oil on top and around the paratha. Flip and cook evenly on both sides, till it's golden brown in colour on both sides.

Serve with some plain yogurt/ curds and pickle.

• Other stuffed parantha's to try -

Aloo parantha