Aloo or Alu or Potato Paratha

Ingredients:

Dough

250ml water (lukewarm)

Pinch of salt

3 teaspoons oil/ghee

2.5 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon oil/ghee

Potato Filling

2 medium-sized boiled and mashed potatoes

1 tablespoon green chillies (finely chopped)

1 tablespoon coriander leaves

1/4 teaspoon chilli powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder (optional)

Salt to taste

Methods:

1) In a mixing bowl add flour, salt, and oil. Stir all the ingredients. Add lukewarm water and stir to form a dough. Knead with your hand for a smooth dough. Set dough aside for 15 minutes.

2) In a mixing bowl, add mashed potatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves, chilli powder and salt to taste. Stir all the ingredient until well mixed.

3) Add 1/2 teaspoon oil to the dough and knead further.

4) Take a decent portion of dough and roll into a flour dusted board. Gently, press and roll a diameter of an 8cm meter.

5) Add 2 tablespoons of potato filling in the center of rolled dough. Make pleats and seal potato into the dough. Gently, press dough with your finger.

6) Roll dough to a thickness 15cm diameter. Ensure to roll dough, gently.

7) Apply oil in a heated frying pan/tawa. Place paratha unto the tawa and cook for 15 seconds. Turn paratha and apply oil. Cook paratha for 1.15 minutes, till well cooked. Turn paratha again and cook for another 50 seconds. Press gently.

Serve aloo or alu paratha with curd, pickles or curry.

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