Matar Paneer Stuffed Paratha/Green peas and Paneer Stuffed Paratha

For the day 2 under the theme pick one and cook 3 days is green peas and paneer stuffed paratha.As my kiddo loves paneer and I added paneer along with green peas.I served this parathas with pickle and yogurt for our lunch along with some fresh cherries and buttermilk.The lunch was so filling and satisfied,lets move on to the recipe................

Basic Information

Preparation Time ~ 10-12 minutes
Cooking Time ~ 25 minutes
Makes ~ 4-5

Ingredients

For the Paratha 

Ingredient	Quantity
Wheat Flour/ gothumai maavu	11/2 cups
Oil	2 tsp
Salt	3/4t sp
Water	to knead

For the stuffing

Ingredient	Quantity
Green peas/pachai pattani(fresh/frozen)	3/4 cup
Paneer/cottage cheese	1 cup
Green chilly(finely chopped)	1
Aamchur powder	1 tsp
Cumin powder/jeerga podi	1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder	1/2tsp
Salt	1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	2 tbs

Other Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Wheat Flour or all purpose flour	as needed for dusting
Oil	1 tbs(to cook)

Method

Mix in wheat flour,salt and oil in a bowl,slowly add the water and knead into a stiff dough.Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile cook the green peas with a pinch of salt in a pressure cooker or open pot,drain the water and grind it to a paste without any water.Keep it aside.
Take the grated paneer,ground peas paste,spice powders,salt and chopped coriander powder in a bowl.Mix it well and divide into equal parts,shape it to a round ball.

Now divide the dough into equal parts,take a portion of dough and flatten into 3' disc and keep one ball of stuffing and seal it.On a floured surface roll it into 6-7 inch paratha of desired thickness.

Cook it on a hot griddle both sides till golden color and spots appear,brush it with oil on both sides.

Serve it warm with yogurt and pickle.

Enjoy............................................................

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