palak paratha – spinach paratha

by dassana in Indian Breakfast Recipes palak paratha or spinach paratha is another excellent variation of paratha where you can include some healthy greens in the paratha. specially good for children who are usually not fond of spinach. the paratha is one type of unleavened indian flat bread in which different stuffings are added. dpeneding on the added, the paratha gets its name. so there is onion paratha, radish paratha, cauliflower paratha, paneer paratha and so on. parathas are typical breakfast dish in north india specially in punjabi families. in punjab, they use a lot of ghee to fry the parathas till they are browned very well and serve them with white butter. you can also use oil to fry them, like i do. these parathas are little crisp in taste as my mil fried them in extra oil. otherwise, if you use less oil then they are not that crisp. the palak parathas can be had with lemon or mango pickle or even with curd or white butter. i made this paratha for a short trip. parathas don't get spoiled easily and are often made for lunch boxes or for one day journey. i was not going to take the pics and had wrapped the parathas, but then on my family's insistence finally took the pics…. . and that too in a hurry just before we left for the trip. if you are looking for similar recipes then do check palak paneer, aloo palak, methi paratha and sugar paratha. palak paratha or spinach paratha Author: dassana Recipe type: breakfast Cuisine: punjabi, indian Serves: 3-4 2 cups whole wheat flour/atta 200- 250 grams spinach 1 or 2 green chilies, finely chopped ¼ tsp carom seeds/ajwain 2 tsp oil or ghee a pinch of asafoetida/hing (optional) salt as required oil or ghee for frying the parathas rinse the spinach leaves very well in water. drain them. heat water and boil the spinach leaves in hot water for 5 to 7 minutes. strain and keep some of the stock in which we have boiled the spinach leaves. puree the spinach in a blender. in a large bowl mix the whole wheat flour with salt, carom seeds, green chili and asafoetida. add the spinach puree and 2 tsp oil. mix well. add required amount of water and make a smooth dough. take a medium size ball from the dough. roll the dough ball into a small circle. spread some oil or ghee on the top of the rolled dough. fold one side, apply the oil or ghee on the folded side. again bring the edges together and fold. you will get a triangular shape. roll into a medium sized parathas. on a hot tava cooked the paratha with some oil or ghee. till they are crisp and brown from both side. make all parathas this way. serve the palak paratha hot with yogurt or pickle. if you want to check a step by step post on making a paratha then do check aloo paratha recipe. 3.2.2045 Previous post: chole bhature via Veg Recipes of India http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VegRecipesOfIndia/~3/Uw6vH3CjE98/

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