Paneer Paratha

Paneer Paratha

Ingredients:

For dough:

Wheat flour  -11/2 cup
oil               -1 tsp

water           -3/4 cup

salt              - to taste

For stuffing:

Grated paneer-2 1/2 cups

chili powder  -3/4 tsp

onion            -2 tbsp finely chopped

chaat masala -1/2 tsp

cumin seeds  -1/4 tsp

salt               - to taste
cilantro         - 1 tbsp finely chopped

Method:

 For dough:

• Knead wheat flour with desired salt by adding warm water into a soft dough.
• Coat the dough with a tsp of oil and cover it with a damp cloth for 15 minutes
• After 15 minutes make it into equal sized paratha balls

For stuffing:

• In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients for stuffing and mix well.

• Make it into equal sized balls (the same size as paratha balls)

For Paratha:

• Dust the paratha ball in little flour.
• Roll it  into a small circle.
• place the prepared paneer stuffing ball at the centre. fold it carefully.

• Dust the ball again and roll it into a thin circle.(do not press so hard give a gentle press rolling evenly so that stuffing does not come out)

• Heat tawa and Put the paratha over it.

• Flip it when the lower end gets mild brown spots.

• Butter/oil the top and wait for a few seconds.
• Flip again and cook until paratha is well done butter on the top.

• Flip again for the other side to get cooked

• Serve the Paneer paratha with your choice of raitha