Indian-Egg Paratha

Indian-Egg Paratha

Ingredients:
2 cups of Wheat Flour

4 Eggs
2 medium Onions (chopped)
1 Capsicum (Bell Pepper) (chopped)
1 Tomato (chopped)
A few strands of Fresh Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped)
1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch) (or to taste)
Salt (to taste)
2 tbsp. Cooking Oil
Clarified Butter (Ghee) or Butter (for preparing dough and frying parathas)

How to cook:
Heat oil in a frying pan until hot.
Add in the chopped onions and saute onions on medium heat until golden brown.
When onions turn golden brown and translucent, add in the tomato and capsicum and saute for a few minutes.
Add salt, red chilli powder, and eggs; Mix well. Saute well until eggs are well done.
Add the coriander/cilantro leaves; mix, take off heat and set aside.
Prepare the wheat dough by adding water to it.
Knead well into a soft dough.
Add 2 tbsp. clarified butter or butter to the dough and knead some more.
Make small balls out of the complete dough.
Roll each ball into a round roti.
Lay out one roti, cover it with the egg mixture and cover it with another roti. (so basically stuff egg mixture in between two rotis.)
Roll it a little and fry both sides well in clarified butter or butter.

Indian-Besan Roti (Missi)

Indian-Besan Roti (Missi)

Ingredients:

2 cups Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)
2 cups Gram Flour (Besan)
Butter / ghee for serving

How to cook:
Mix the flours together and gradually add enough water to make pliable dough.
Divide it into ten portions and flatten them out using rolling pin.
Pre-heat the griddle and cook the rotis on each side.
Butter the besan roti generously and serve hot with lentils, vegetables or curries.

Indian-Aloo Paratha

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Aloo Paratha - Indian Stuffed Potato Bread.

Ingredients:

3 big potatoes

3 cup wheat flour(small cups)

Green chillies

Corriander leaves

Turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Lime juice

How to cook
Boil potatoes and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan add onions green chillies.
Saute for a while.
Add turmeric powder,salt stir again.
Now add the mashed potatoes.
Mix all these well.
Add the coriander leaves and lime juice.
Make a dough with wheat and a pinch of salt.
Knead well to a fine dough adding little oil.
Now make small balls, make a hole in the center, Stuff some potato mix into the hole.
Cover the hole.
Roll it out.
Heat the tawa, make the paratha.
Apply oil or ghee on either sides.
Serve hot with pickles.