Aloo Matar Paratha (Potato n Peas Paratha)

Ingredients:

For Stuffing :

4 - Large boiled potatoes
½ cup - Boiled peas
1 - Medium onion finely chopped
1 tsp - Ginger garlic paste
½ tsp - Green chilli minced
½ tsp - Red chilli powder
1 tsp - Coriander powder
1 tsp - Cumin powder
¼ tsp - Turmeric
1 tsp - Garam masala
1 tsp - Lemon juice
2 tsp - Sugar (optional)
5 no - Curry leaves
¼ tsp - Mustard seeds
¼ tsp - Asafoetida
¼ tsp - Cumin seeds
1 tbs - Oil
Salt to taste
Ghee or butter for frying

For Dough :

2 cup - Wheat flour
1 tbs - Oil
Salt to taste
Water for kneading

Preparation :

For Stuffing :

1. Peel and mash the boiled potatoes.
2. Take oil in a deep pan and keep it on medium high.
3. When oil is hot enough add mustard seeds, Asafoetida, Cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves. Cook it for 1 minute.
4. Add onion and cook it until golden brown. Keep stirring.
5. Now add ginger garlic paste and cook it for a minute.
6. Add Turmeric and red chilli powder. Mix it well.
7. Add mashed potato, boiled green peas,salt, sugar, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala and lemon juice. Mix it really well.
8. Stuffing is ready. When it cools divide it into equal parts.

For Dough :

1. Take wheat flour in a big bowl. Add some salt and oil. Mix it well.
2. Add enough warm water to make stiff dough.
3. Cover it and rest it for atleast 15 minutes.
4. Divide the dough into equal parts.


For Paratha:

1. Keep the frying pan on medium high.
2. Take big ball of dough dip into dry flour and roll it into a circle of around 5 inch diameter.
3. Take potato and peas stuffing ball and place into middle of rolled dough and fold the dough around the filling to completely seal it.
4. Seal the edges and again make it into flat ball.
5. Dust the work surface with dry flour and roll the paratha about 5mm thick.
6. Cook the paratha from both sides on medium high. Apply ghee or butter on both sides while cooking.
7. Cook the paratha until light golden brown.
8. Aloo Matar Paratha is ready to serve.
9. Enjoy it with yogurt, raita, ketchup, green coriander and mint chutney or any kind of pickle.