Mooli Paratha
Mooli Paratha is a popular flat bread from North India. It is usually served for breakfast.
Servings 6 parathas
Equipment
- 2 wide bowl
- grater
- scraper
- rolling board
- rolling pin
- skillet
- ladle
- small bowl
- 2 plates
- 1 small plate
- 1 small spoon
Ingredients
For the dough :
- 2 cup wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon ghee
- A pinch of salt
- Water for kneading
- 1 teaspoon oil
For the stuffing :
- 4 radish
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped coriander
Other ingredients :
- Mixture of oil and ghee for roasting
- Wheat flour for dusting
Instructions
To make the stuffing :
- Wash the radish, pat dry and peel the skin.
- Grate the radish, the finer the shreddings, it will be better to roll.
- Put ½ teaspoon of salt and keep it aside for ten minutes.
- Remove the radish by squeezing the water. Put it another bowl
- Add chilli powder, garam masala and chopped coriander. Mix well. Be careful, if you are adding salt, as it was added earlier.
To make the dough :
- In a wide bowl, add wheat flour. Add ghee and salt. At first, mix them well. Then add water in small quantity and mix to a stiff dough. Smear a little oil, cover it with a cloth and keep it aside for ten minutes.
To make mooli paratha :
- Take a ball of the dough and roll it a bit.
- Take a spoonful of the filling, put it in the centre of the rolled dough.
- Slowly, take the extended sides and make a covering over it.
- Now, dust the ball lightly and roll it.
- Heat a griddle, put the rolled paratha on the griddle.
- Smear some oil and ghee mixture on top of it.
- Turn it to the other side and smear some oil over it. Cook it to a golden colour on both the sides.
- Serve hot with pickle and curd.
Notes
It is best to keep the spices minimal as radish gives a good taste to the flatbread.
You may add ginger and chilli to the grated radish instead of chilli powder and garam masala.
You may add ginger and chilli to the grated radish instead of chilli powder and garam masala.