Paneer Paratha

Paneer paratha is a delicious stuffed paratha,usually I make it for lunch box whenever my son takes home lunch as my sweet little monster doesn't like rice for  lunch box.I pack it with ketchup for my son and pickle,plain yogurt for my hubby dear.Today is the 4th day of blogging marathon for lunch box dishes....

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Wheat flour	11/2cups
All pupose flour(maida)	1/4cup
Salt	to taste
Oil	1tbs
Ghee/Oil	2tbs

For the stuffing

Ingredient	Quantity
Paneer(grated)	11/2cups
Green chilly(finely chopped)	5-6nos.
Amchur powder(optional)	1/2tsp
Garam masala powder	1/2tsp
Coriander powder	1/2tsp
Chat masala	a dash
Coriander leaves(chopped)	2tsp
Salt	1/4tsp

Method

                             Mix the wheat flour, maida, salt and oil in a large bowl,sprinkle water little by little and make a soft and stiff dough.Apply a tsp of oil on the prepared dough and cover it,let it rest for atleast 15 minutes.
Grate the paneer with a grater and combine everything together in a bowl and mix it well.The stuffing is ready.
Divide the prepared dough into equal balls and according to that divide the stuffing into equal portions.
Take one ball of dough,roll out to 3-4 inch diameter circle and keep the stuffing in the center.Gather the edges of the dough,close the filling and keep it on the rolling board.
Press it with the palm to make a disc,dust it with flour. Roll it gently with a rolling pin to desired thickness.
Heat a griddle in a medium flame and place the paratha on the griddle,cook it both sides by drizzling some ghee or oil.
Paneer Paratha is ready.Serve it with pickle of your choice and yogurt.

Enjoy.......

• Finely chopped onion can be added in the stuffing.
• Red chilly powder and turmeric powder can also be added for extra spicy and color.
• Adding maida is purely optional,it helps rolling the paratha thin and easy.

Check for the marathoners participate in Blogging Marathon#10.

Posted in: Blogging Marathon,Bread,Lunch box