Onion Paratha
Indian flat bread stuffed with onion and spices.
Servings 8 Makes
Calories 132kcal
Ingredients
For Paratha Dough
- 2 cups Wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi / dry fenugreek
- ½ teaspoon Ajwain /Carom Seeds
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- ¾ - 1 cup water ,as required
For Stuffing
- 3 large Onions finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped
- 1 green chillies finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Red chilly powder
- ½ Tsp Salt or as required
- ½ teaspoon Amchoor Powder / dry mango powder
- ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon Jeera Powder / Cumin Powder
For rolling and frying
- 1 tablespoon Kalonji Seeds /onion seeds
- ¼ cup Wheat flour for dusting
- 2-3 tablespoon Ghee / Oil for frying
Instructions
- Take 2 cups of Wheat flour in a bowl or big plate , add kasuri methi (dry fenugreek) , ajwain ( carom seeds) ,1 teaspoon salt and mix well.
- Make a well in the center, add water, oil, knead well and prepare the dough.
- Cover the dough with a muslin cloth, close and keep it aside for minimum 15 minutes.
- In a bowl, take 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, salt, garam masala , jeera (cumin) powder and amchur (dry mango ) powder, mix well everything and keep the spice powder ready.
- Finely chop 3 large or 4 medium size onions, 2 tablespoon coriander leaves and 1 or 2 green chillies. Mix well everything and keep aside.
- Dust the working place, sprinkle some kalonji / onion seeds
- Pinch a medium size dough , roll over the kalonji seeds and flatten it. Dust some flour and roll it in a circle of around 5" inches in a diameter.
- Sprinkle some spice powder and place the onion filling at the centre, again sprinkle some spice over on top.
- Take edges of the dough ,start pleating and bring it to the centre.
- Press the pleats from centre, dust some flour, sprinkle Kalonji seeds and roll it to a size of around 6 to 7 inches in diameter.
- On a hot tava /iron griddle ,place the rolled paratha.When the base is partially cooked flip the paratha ,spread some ghee and cook the other side.Flip and cook on both sides.
- Serve hot with boondi raita / curds and pickle.
Nutrition
Calories: 132kcal