Stuffed potato paratha
Wholemeal parathas filled with sweet-sour spiced mashed potato
The much-loved aloo paratha, Gujarati style: soft wholemeal dough wrapped around mashed potato tempered with cumin and asafoetida and seasoned with lemon, a little sugar, ginger and chilli. Cook on a hot griddle until golden and serve with masoor dal and banana raita.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
For the filling
For the tempering
For the dough
For cooking
Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp oil in a saucepan and add 1 tsp cumin seeds and ½ tsp asafoetida. Add 1 onion and sauté until tender.
5 minStep 2: Add 1 ⅛ lb potatoes, 1 tbsp green chilli paste, 1 tbsp ginger paste, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tsp sugar, 2 tbsp fresh coriander and 2 tsp salt.
Step 3: Mix well, take off the heat and cool. When cool, divide into 12 balls.
Step 4: Mix 9 oz whole wheat flour and 4 tsp oil and bind into a soft dough with ¾ cup water. Divide into 12 balls.
Step 5: Roll out one dough ball into a small round. Place a ball of filling in the centre, gather the edges on top, seal and form a ball.
Step 6: Roll out into a 15 cm round. Make the rest of the parathas the same way.
Step 7: On a hot griddle, shallow fry each paratha with a drizzle of 4 tbsp oil, for shallow frying on both sides until golden brown.
30 minStep 8: Serve with masoor dal and banana raita.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 180 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 27 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does stuffed potato paratha take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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