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Aloo Paratha Recipe

Madhushree Dutta
Recipe for making tasty Aloo Paratha at home. Simple ingredients and instructions to cook delicious Alur Paratha within a few minutes.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Kadhai
  • 1 Tawa

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Potatoes large
  • 1 inch Ginger finely chopped
  • 6-8 Garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 Onions medium; finely chopped
  • 3-5 Green chilis finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1 cup Coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • Water as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions
 

Prepare the dough

  • First, in a large mixing bowl, take the flour and add salt to taste. Add some oil and start to mix.
  • Next, after combining the flour, salt, and oil nicely, add the water occasionally in small quantities and kneed.
  • Kneed until a soft yet tight and smooth dough is prepared. This should take around 8-10 minutes.
  • Apply some oil on the dough and keep it aside by covering it.

Prepare the Aloo stuffing

  • Boil the potatoes in a boiling pot or a pressure cooker until the potatoes are cooked to perfection.
  • Take them out onto a plate or large bowl and let them cool.
  • Next, peel them and mash them well until no lumps are present.
  • Now, add the finely chopped onions, garlic, ginger, green chilis, and coriander leaves.
  • Combine them nicely with the mashed potatoes.
  • Add the cumin powder, coriander powder, and red chili powder.
  • Mix and combine all the ingredients well.
  • Next, divide the mashed potato mix or the stuffing into 8 equal parts.

Prepare the dough ball

  • Take a tawa or a frying pan and add some.
  • Heat the oil until hot.
  • While the oil is heating up, take a porting of the dough for the paratha and flatten it with your fingers.
  • Next, hold it in between your fingers and with the help of them make it into a small bowl like shape.
  • Add in the stuffing and then close the ends of the dough taking it in between the palm and the fingers.
  • Continue rotating and closing it to secure the stuffing inside it.
  • Then roll the dough ball flat the stuffing until a certain size is achieved.

Prepare the paratha

  • Roll the dough ball flat with a rolling pin and give it a triangular or circle shape.
  • Now, put the paratha on the tawa and fry it from both the sides. Keep the flame on medium and make sure not to burn it.
  • Repeat the process for all the parathas and then transfer them onto a kitchen tissue-covered plate.
  • Garnish it with some butter for more flavour.
Keyword Bengali Recipe, Homemade Recipes, Veg Recipes