Best Parathas Recipes

PARATHAS

Steps:

• Mix all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour in a bowl. Sprinkle salt on top. Add butter, sugar, garlic powder, and dried herbs. Mix together with your fingers. Pour water in gradually; continue to mix by hand until a soft dough is formed.
• Knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 7 minutes. Cover with a damp cloth; let rest for 30 minutes.
• Divide dough into 8 equal portions. Shape into smooth balls; lightly flatten. Dust with flour and roll into thin circles about 1/16-inch thick and 7 inches in diameter.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Fry each dough circle until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

LACHHA PARATHAS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, fenugreek and vegetable oil in a large bowl. Mix with your fingers until crumbly. Mix in the milk with your fingers. Knead the dough, adding water as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, to make a smooth, soft ball. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth; let rest, 30 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 1 1/2-inch ball on a lightly floured surface. Working with 1 ball at a time, flatten the dough with a rolling pin, then dust with flour and roll out into a thin 6-inch round.
• Brush the dough with vegetable oil and sprinkle with more flour. Fold the dough with your fingers to make 3/4-inch pleats.
• Stretch the pleated dough as much as possible into a rope (it may only stretch 1 inch longer or so), keeping the pleats intact. Spiral the pleated dough around itself like a cinnamon bun. Pinch the end of the dough together to secure. Dust the spiral with more flour. Roll out the dough into a 6-inch round with a rolling pin. Repeat with the remaining balls of dough.
• Cook the parathas: Preheat a tawa or large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place a paratha in the hot pan and cook until golden brown spots appear on the bottom, about 1 minute. Flip the paratha with a spatula and cook until golden brown spots appear on the other side, about 1 more minute. Remove from the pan to a clean surface and brush both sides with vegetable oil. Return the paratha to the hot pan and cook until golden brown all over, about 1 more minute per side. Season with salt. Repeat with the remaining parathas. Bend the parathas gently in your palms to expose the spiral layers and make them more defined.

CHILI CHICKEN-STUFFED PARATHAS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
• Fry the garlic and ginger paste for a couple of minutes.
• Stir in the chili and onion and fry for about 5 minutes, until soft.
• Add the tomato, followed by the chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, salt, and pepper.
• Fry for another few minutes stirring continuously.
• Stir in the chicken and coriander and mix until evenly coated.
• Set the pan aside.
• In a smaller pan over medium heat, place on a paratha. Spoon on some of the chicken mix and place another paratha on top.
• Carefully seal the sides with your fingers, being careful not to touch the pan.
• Cook for a few minutes on each side until crisp and golden brown.
• Slice the parathas in half and serve with chutneys, raitas, or any other dips of your choice.
• Enjoy!

ADIPOLI PARATHAS

Steps:

• To make the dough, place the flour into a mixing bowl. Gradually stir in 1/4 cup vegetable oil and the water to make a soft, pliable dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth, about 4 minutes. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, cover, and set aside for 1 hour.
• Heat 1/2 cup of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium-low heat. Sprinkle in the mustard seeds; when the seeds start to pop, stir in the green chile, ginger, onions, and curry leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the turmeric and a pinch of salt and cook for 1 minute more. Mix in the prawns and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Divide the dough into 8 equal portions. Place one piece in the palm of your hands and roll it into a smooth ball. Lightly dust with flour, then place it on work surface and roll out the dough into a paper-thin round about 8 1/2 inches (22 cm) in diameter. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Heat a cast iron skillet or heavy frying pan over medium heat. Brush the skillet with oil or use cooking spray.
• Stir the beaten eggs into the prawn filling mixture. Place a circle of dough into the preheated skillet. Spread 3 tablespoons of filling over the dough. Cook until the bottom of the bread has browned, about 5 minutes. Lower the heat and carefully turn the paratha over with a spatula. Cook for an additional 5 minutes so the prawn mixture is well stuck to the paratha. Flip the paratha over again and transfer it to a cutting board.
• Roll the paratha into a cylinder shape to enclose the filling. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Cut each stuffed paratha in half to serve.

BUTTER CHICKEN PARATHAS WITH SWEET TOMATO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For the chicken: Put a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the grapeseed oil. When it starts to get hot, add the garlic, ginger and onions, and cook until the onions are golden, about 4 minutes. Add the tomato paste, cumin, garam masala, brown sugar, chili flakes, salt and turmeric, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken and stir well to coat. Stir in the yogurt and 1/2 cup water and cook until the chicken is done, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool, and then shred the meat using a fork or your fingers.
• For the parathas: Combine the flour, coriander, cumin, salt and 1/2 to 1 cup water in a large bowl and mix with your hands until it begins to form a ball. If it there is excess flour and it seems dry, add more water. Knead until it has a smooth consistency, like pizza dough. The dough should be soft and smooth. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll each into a smooth ball. Pat a ball into a disc and then place on a floured surface and roll it out into a very thin circle, about 6 inches in diameter, like a tortilla.
• Place 1/2 cup butter chicken filling onto the disc, and then roll out a second ball and place it over the butter chicken. Lightly go over the paratha with the rolling pin to seal it, taking care not to push the filling out of the edges. Continue to roll and fill the remaining discs.
• Place a nonstick pan over medium-low heat and gently place a paratha into it. Brush the top with a little of the flaxseed oil and let it cook until the dough begins to bubble and turn brown, about 1 minute. Flip the paratha, oil it lightly and continue to cook it until it's golden and crispy. Brush the top with a little more of the oil. Repeat the process for the remaining parathas. Serve with Sweet Tomato Chutney.
• Put the sugar, salt, cardamom and tomatoes into a saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently until it has reduced and thickened significantly, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool slightly and stir in the cilantro and onions.

PARATHAS 2 WAYS

Steps:

• For the dough: Mix the flour and salt to taste together in a large bowl. Begin adding about 1 cup water, adding the water until you have a soft dough. You can use a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook if you like. Knead the dough until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
• For the carrot-ginger filling: Combine the carrot, onion, chiles, cilantro, ginger, cumin, chaat masala and salt to taste in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• For the green pea-cumin filling: Heat about a teaspoon of oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and cook until they start to crackle. Stir in the ginger. Add the fenugreek, coriander, chili powder, garam masala, chat masala and salt and pepper to taste. Add the peas. Mash coarsely with the back of a spoon and set aside.
• To assemble the parathas: Pull off a piece of dough about the size of a lemon and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball out with a rolling pin until it is about as thin as a tortilla. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling of choice in the center. Bring all the edges up to the center to enclose the filling and then pinch to seal. Tear off any excess dough.
• Flatten the filled dough with your hands. Then use the rolling pin to roll the paratha out to a circle 7 to 8 inches in diameter; use flour as needed to keep the dough from sticking.
• Spoon oil or ghee onto a griddle set over medium heat. Cook the paratha on both sides until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling, adding more oil to the griddle as necessary. Serve hot with butter, plain yogurt and Indian pickles.

MOUTH WATERING CARROT AND CHEESE PARATHAS

Steps:

• Sieve flour and salt in a large bowl.
• Add water, a little at a time, and knead well to make a dough.
• Cover.
• Keep aside for 30 minutes.
• Now mix all the ingredients listed under carrot and cheese filling in a bowl.
• Divide the dough into 8 balls.
• Roll each ball into a paratha.
• Place spoonfuls of the carrot-cheese filling on each paratha.
• Bring together the edges of the paratha and seal completely.
• Roll out the parathas, one at a time.
• Heat a tsp.
• or two of ghee/oil on a flat bottomed pan (tava).
• Shallow fry the paratha with ghee on one side.
• When light brown specs begin to appear,flip the side, and shallow fry on the other side also briefly.
• Remove from tava.
• Wipe off excess oil on clean kitchen paper napkins.
• Likewise, repeat for all the parathas.
• Serve hot!

CHEESE, SPINACH AND FENUGREEK LEAVES(METHI) PARATHAS

Steps:

• In a pot, boil together the spinach, mint and fenugreek leaves alongwith salt to taste.
• Allow it to cool completely once boiled.
• Then grind it with cumin, ginger, green chillies and garlic to obtain a smooth paste.
• In a clean bowl, mix together this ground paste, cheese, wheat flour and water and oil as is required to make a dough just as you make the chappati dough.
• Keep the dough aside for 20 minutes.
• Then divide it into 8 equal portions.
• Roll out each portion till it is 6 inches in diameter.
• Roast each paratha on a hot flat bottom griddle(tava) till it is golden brown on either side. Use ghee sparingly to let it cook and get that awesome paratha with ghee flavour.
• Serve hot, right off the griddle, alongwith raita for a delectable delightful treat.
• Don't forget to thank the Kitchen Goddess who cooks for you while you sit back seeing television or surfing the net.
• Enjoy!

DATE-STUFFED PARATHAS WITH YOGURT DIP

Steps:

• Prepare the parathas: In a large bowl, whisk together flours and salt. Pour 4 tablespoons melted butter over the flour mixture. Use your fingers to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture becomes moist and crumbly. Knead in 1/2 cup water, a little at a time, as needed, until a soft dough forms.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead dough until it is smooth and slightly elastic, about 5 minutes. Roll dough into a ball and transfer it to a buttered bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Divide dough into 6 equal-size balls. Transfer one ball to a lightly floured surface (keep other dough balls covered with a clean dish towel). Roll the dough into a 6-inch circle. Using a pastry brush, coat the surface of the dough with melted butter, and sprinkle half with 1 generous tablespoon sliced dates. Fold the dough in half, forming a semicircle over the dates. Brush the surface of the semicircle with butter; fold it in half again to form a triangle. Gently roll out dough to a thickness slightly less than 1/4 inch. (You can prepare the parathas up to this point the day before; store in an airtight container with a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment between each paratha, in the refrigerator.)
• Make the dip: In a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, mint and salt to taste. Garnish with walnuts, black pepper, torn mint leaves and rose petals if using. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Light a high-heat fire in a gas or charcoal grill. Brush parathas with oil and place on the grate. Cover and cook, turning once halfway through, until parathas are dark golden brown and crisp, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side. Serve hot, with yogurt dip alongside.

CHARISHMA'S ALOO PARATHAS

Steps:

• Pressure cook the potatoes up to 4 whistles in the pressure cooker. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Mash the peeled potatoes thoroughly in a bowl.
• Add all the spice powders to the potato dough.
• In another bowl add flour and water. Slowly knead this mixture to obtain a flour dough.
• Now pinch off small portions of the flour dough and fill it with the potato dough.
• Make round balls and press each between the palms of your hands.
• Roll out each ball, not very large, about 6 inch in diameter (The same way as you make rotis).
• Heat a flat bottomed pan (tawa) and place the rolled out ball on it.
• Cook on one side until brown specs appear pouring a little oil on the underside.
• Flip and cook on this side too using a little oil until brown specs appear.
• Serve hot with yoghurt and mango pickle.

SPICY DAL PARATHAS (INDIAN LENTIL-STUFFED TORTILLAS)

Steps:

• For the dough: Combine all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough using 1/3 cup water (you may need a little more or less).
• Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and keep aside, covered with a damp cloth.
• For the stuffing: Cook the washed and drained lentils in in 3/4 cup of water till all the water is absorbed.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet and add the cumin seeds.
• When they sputter, add the asafoetida, cooked lentils, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.
• Cook till the lentil mixture is dry, stirring continuously.
• Cool completely and divide into 6 equal portions.
• To prepare the parathas: On a floured surface, roll out one portion of the dough into a circle of 100 mm (4") diameter.
• Place one portion of the stuffing mixture in the centre of the circle.
• Bring togehter all the sides in the centre and seal tightly.
• Roll out again into a circle of 150 mm (6") diameter, using extra flour to roll the paratha.
• Place the paratha on a hot griddle, spreading a little ghee or oil over the paratha while it is on the griddle; flip once, and cook until both sides are golden brown.
• Repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing to make 5 more parathas.
• Serve hot with chilled yogurt, pickle or a raita.

PARSLEY CUMIN PARATHAS

Steps:

• Grind cumin seeds with salt to a powder in grinder. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in flours, parsley, water, and oil and continue to stir until a dough forms.
• Turn out dough onto a work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Several times during kneading, pick up dough and slap it against the work surface 8 to 10 times to relax dough. Cover dough with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Lightly oil griddle, then heat over moderately low heat until hot, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While griddle is heating, divide dough into 4 portions, then roll out 1 portion on a lightly floured surface into an 11-inch round. Lightly brush round with some ghee and cut into quarters, then, starting with rounded edge nearest you, fold each quarter in thirds to form a slimmer triangle (bottom edge will still be rounded). Repeat with remaining dough to form a total of 16 slim triangles.
• Roll out 1 triangle on a lightly floured surface first to widen it, then to lengthen it into a 9- by- 4-inch triangle, sprinkling with flour as necessary to prevent sticking. Transfer to a baking sheet and cover with a sheet of wax paper, then roll out and cover remaining triangles in same manner, layering them between sheets of wax paper.
• Cook parathas , 3 or 4 at a time, on griddle until undersides are browned in spots, 2 to 3 minutes (parathas will puff, then deflate). Turn parathas over and lightly brush with ghee, then cook until other side of each is golden brown in spots, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn over and brush once more, then cook until parathas are cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Transfer each batch of parathas to a sheet of foil as browned and wrap loosely to keep warm while cooking remaining parathas.

POTATO PARATHAS

Steps:

• Combine the flour and water in a bowl and knead until it forms a smooth round ball similar to a stiff pizza dough. Cover the dough and set aside.
• Put the mashed potatoes, red onion, fenugreek leaves, garam masala, and cilantro into a bowl and mix well. Taste for seasoning and add salt, and pepper, to taste.
• Take a piece of dough about the size of a golf ball and roll it into a disc with your fingers. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and using a lightly-floured rolling pin, roll out the disc into a thin patty (like a tortilla).
• Place 1/4 cup of the filling into the middle of the patty and then fold the edge of the dough over the mixture and form into a ball, with the filling in the center. Roll out the paratha gently, being careful not to squeeze the filling out.
• Put a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and place a paratha into it. Cook until brown bubbly spots appear and then flip the paratha and cook the second side until it is done, about 3 minutes per side. Continue until all the parathas are done.