Aloo Paratha

Name: Aloo Paratha
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat flour; 2 tsp Desi Ghee; 1 tsp salt; Water (as required to knead the dough); 2-3 tbsp Desi Ghee (or oil for cooking the paratha); 2 potatoes (peeled); 1 onion (finely chopped); 2 Green Chillies (finely chopped); ½ tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp Garam Masala; ½ tsp turmeric powder; ½ tsp red chili powder; ½ tsp pepper powder; ½ tsp Dry Mango Powder; 1-2 tsp Coriander (chopped); 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp oil

Akum Raj Jamir

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Breakfast Brunch Indian

About Aloo Paratha

Soft paratha with spiced potato stuffing. Another popular staple food which can be served as a breakfast or as a main course.

4.75 from 4 votes

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Served AsBreakfast Brunch Dinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty

Calories - 429 kcal

Servings - 4

Ingredients

For Paratha

▢ 2 cups whole wheat flour
▢ 2 tsp Desi Ghee
▢ 1 tsp salt
▢ Water as required to knead the dough
▢ 2-3 tbsp Desi Ghee or oil for cooking the paratha

For Potato Stuffing

▢ 2 potatoes peeled
▢ 1 onion finely chopped
▢ 2 Green Chillies finely chopped
▢ ½ tsp cumin seeds
▢ 1 tsp Garam Masala
▢ ½ tsp turmeric powder
▢ ½ tsp red chili powder
▢ ½ tsp pepper powder
▢ ½ tsp Dry Mango Powder
▢ 1-2 tsp Coriander chopped
▢ 1 tsp salt
▢ 1 tbsp oil

Instructions

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Pressure cook the potatoes for 2-3 whistles. Take out in a bowl and mash them very well.
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Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and let it crackle. Add onion and green chillies and saute till onion turns soft.
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Add the masala powders, salt, coriander leaves and mix. Add mashed potatoes and mix altogether well.
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In a mixing bowl add the flour, salt and ghee. Mix and crumble nicely using your fingers.
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Add water little at a time and Knead the dough nicely for about 5-10 mins. Keep aside covered with a cloth for sometime.
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Knead the dough again and make medium size balls.
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Take the ball and roll it to a circle of 4-5 inches in diameter. Place a tbsp of the potato stuffing in the center keeping about 2 inches space in the sides.
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Take the edges and plead them and bring the pleads in the center.
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Join the pleads together very well and press down. Now roll it with a rolling pin to the same size of chapatti /roti.
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Heat the tawa. When the tawa is heated place the Paratha and cook in medium high heat till it is partly cooked about 2-3 mins.
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Flip and cook the other side for about 2 mins. Drizzle some ghee on the top and flip.
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Now again drizzle some ghee and cook for a mins or two and remove from heat.

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Akum Raj Jamir

A foodie and a passionate cook. Loves everything about food. I love experimenting with food in my kitchen and develop new recipes.

4 Comments

Raj Aryan

March 13, 2021 / 7:59 pm Log in to Reply

What a flavorful dish! Thanks for sharing.
Mukta Bentur

September 15, 2018 / 10:53 pm Log in to Reply

Such a perfect dish! Thank you.
Prabhleen Kaur

January 4, 2018 / 12:00 am Log in to Reply

All time favourite 🙂
Vishal Thakwani

July 16, 2017 / 1:38 pm Log in to Reply

I’m in love with this recipe already!