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Matar ka paratha (Green peas flat bread)


mattar paratha

Ingredients:
Whole wheat flour - 2-3 cups
For Filling
Green peas (fresh/frozen)- 1 packet
Ginger - 1 inch, grated
Salt - to taste
Chaat masala
Corriander powder - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 1-2
Ajwain (carum seeds) - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds (Zeera) - 1.5 tsp
Asafotedia (Heeng)
Vegetable oil for cooking

Method:
  1. Prepare dough from wheat  and let it sit at room temperature
  2. Steam green peas in a steamer until soft. (You can pressure cook if you don't have a steamer)
  3. Gently mash the peas by the back of a ladle or a potato masher
  4. Heat oil in a wok. Add zeera when hot followed by green chillies, carom seeds and ginger. 
  5. Immediately add mashed peas mixture and cook on low heat
  6. Add all the spices including salt and cook covered on low heat. 
  7. Turn off the heat in 10-15 minutes
  8. Pinch out small rolls of dough and roll it into small chapati
  9. Put 1-1.5 tbsp of pea mixture and seal the edges. Roll it again (around 7-8 inches diameter)
  10. Fry the parathas on hot tawa/griddle by brushing little oil on both sides  
  11. Serve it with your favorite chutney or raita  


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Unknown said…
Lovely idea of adding peas to parathas
March 30, 2011 at 6:32 AM
Suganya said…
Yummy looks green parathas...
March 30, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Treat and Trick said…
Looks healthy and yummy!
March 30, 2011 at 11:34 PM
Kitchen Designs said…
Paraths are yummy...idea of adding peas is great....really yummy
March 31, 2011 at 11:14 PM
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