Cheese Paratha

Stringy gooey...cheese so yummy...yummy cheese parathas...

Prep Time:10 m      Cook Time:10 m

Makes:4

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 1 cup

Salt             - to taste

Cheese         - 4 slices

Oil               - to brush

Method

• Mix wheat flour,salt and knead into a soft dough with water.Set this aside for fifteen minutes.Then divide the dough into portions.Roll into chappathi,place a cheese slice and fold the sides.
                     
                    
     
• Meanwhile heat a tawa.Place the folded paratha on the tawa and brush oil.Cook on both sides and serve.
                               
  

Little Words

• Yummy parathas hen served hot.

Carrot Paratha

Prep Time:15 m     Cook Time:20 m

Makes:5

Ingredients

Carrot             - 1 

Wheat Flour   -1/4 cup

Plain Flour     - 1/4 cup

Salt                - as required

Chilli Powder   - 1/2 tsp

Oil/Ghee        - 1 tsp

Method

• Wash and peel the carrot and roughly chop it.Place the chopped carrots in a blender and blend them.Add the flour,salt and chilli powder and knead into a soft dough.Let it rest for ten to fifteen minutes.
                                
     
• Make small balls and roll into chappathis on a floured surface and cook on both sides till brown spots appear.Apply ghee or oil and turn both sides.Serve with any favourite side dish.
                        
     

Little Words

• Easy to prepare and ideal for lunch boxes.
• Add more flour if required.
• The water content in carrot is sufficient for grinding.Add little water if required.

Potato Cheese Paratha

Prep Time:10 m      Cook Time:15 m

Makes:6

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 1 cup

Potato           - 1(boiled & mashed)

Cheese          - 2 tblsp

Salt               - a pinch

Ghee             - to brush

Method

• Mix all ingredients except ghee in a mixing bowl.It will become crumbly.
     
• Add water little by little and knead into a soft dough.Divide this into six equal portions.
     
• Heat a tawa.Meanwhile take a portion of the dough and spread into a paratha with a rolling pin on a flour dusted work surface.Once the tawa is hot cook the parathas on both sides until golden spots appear.Brush little ghee and serve with any favourite side dish.
                        
  

Little Words

• Melt in the mouth parathas with flavourful cheese.
• Delicious soft parathas ideal for kids lunch boxes. 

Palak Paratha

Prep Time:20 m     Cook Time:15 m

Makes:12

Ingredients

Wheat Flour    - 2 cup

Spinach Puree - 1 & 1/2 cup

Green Chilli    - 1

Garlic              - 2

Ginger             - 1" piece

Salt                  - to taste

Method

• Bring a large pan of salted water to boil and blanch the spinach leaves for five minutes.Drain any excess water.Add ginger garlic and green chillies to this and blend into a puree.
                               
     
• Add the spinach puree to the flour and knead into a soft dough.
     
• Make small balls and roll them into chappathis.Cook on a hot tawa till brown spots appear and serve with any favourite side dish..
                                  
  

Little Words

• The spinach puree can be used for lot of palak paneer,aloo palak...
• Finely chopped palak leaves can be kneaded with the flour alternatively.
• Add pepper and salt to the drained water and it can be had as such as a drink.