Aloo Paratha – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

For Cover:

• Take wheat flour into a dish. Add salt and mix well.
• Add a little water at a time and knead the dough.
• Do not add more water at a time.
• The dough should neither be too thick nor too thin. It should have a medium consistency.
• Add oil and knead for another minute.
• Transfer the dough into a bowl and coat it with a little oil.
• Cover and give it a standing time of about 30-45 minutes.

For Stuffing:

• Take potatoes and boil them. Peel and mash the potatoes.
• Add onion, green chillies, coriander powder, red chili powder, amchur powder, salt to taste, and lots of finely chopped coriander.
• You can add lemon juice instead of amchur powder.
• Mix well. Cover and let it rest it for about 10-15 minutes.
• Stuffing is already.

For Making Paratha:

• Heat up a pan on medium heat.
• Take the dough and knead it for another minute.
• Take a small ball of dough and dip it in dry wheat flour.
• Roll a poli of about 6”. Roll it along the edges and let it be a bit thick at the center.
• Take stuffing and make round ball of it. Press a little and put it on poli.
• Bring the edges of poli together as we do for modak.
• Remove the excess dough and keep it aside.
• Sprinkle a little dry flour on both sides of the paratha. Roll the paratha.
• It should be a little thick. Don’t make it too thick.
• Transfer the paratha on a hot pan.
• Roast for about 2-3 minutes until small bubbles begin to appear on the upper side of the paratha.
• Flip over and spread butter and roast from another side for another 2 minutes.
• Flip over and spread butter on this side as well.
• You can use ghee or oil instead of butter.
• Roast until paratha gets a nice golden color form both sides.
• Aloo paratha is already. Serve it with pickle and curd.