Bethica's Kitchen Flavours: Green Peas Paratha (Flat Bread)

This is a healthy stuffed Peas Paratha made with whole wheat flour. It is a complete meal in itself. Very filling and wholesome, it is best had with yogurt or pickle. It equally tastes yummy with butter too. Besides having for breakfast, they can be served for lunch, dinner or as a lunch box meal for young and old alike. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.

Stuffing -

1 & 1/2 cups frozen green peas, ground to a paste
1 tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp. green chilies paste
salt to taste
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. garam masala powder
1 tsp. kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves), crushed

Dough-

1 & 1/2 cups atta (whole wheat flour)
2 tbsp. oil
pinch of salt
oil to shallow fry

For the Filling - Heat oil in a non-stick pan and temper with cumin seeds and asafoetida. Sauté for a few seconds. Add the ginger-garlic paste and green chili paste. Sauté for a minute on med. flame. Then add the green peas paste and all the dry spices. Sauté till dry. Keep aside to cool.

For the Dough - Knead together the atta, salt, oil with required quantity of water. Set aside for 15-20 minutes. Divide the dough into equal portions. Roll out each into a small puri and stuff a tbsp. of the filling in it.

Close all edges and roll out into a circle / chapatti with the help of some flour. Roll the rest of the dough along with the filling in a similar manner.

Heat a tawa / griddle and fry one paratha at a time with a tsp. of oil till brown on both sides. Fry the rest of the parathas in the same manner. Serve hot with yoghurt and / or pickle.

Heat oil in a non-stick pan & temper with cumin seeds & asafoetida. Sauté
few seconds. Add ginger-garlic paste & green chili paste. Sauté for a minute.
Add green peas paste & all dry spices. Sauté till dry. Keep aside to cool.