Aloo paratha recipe (How to make punjabi aloo paratha)
The BEST and easy aloo paratha recipe that is served as a breakfast or meal. It can be packed into a lunch box for kids, adults.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Servings 8 parathas (4 servings)
Calories261kcal
Ingredients
For aloo stuffing:
- 500 grams Potatoes or 2 cups boiled, peeled, mashed
- 2 Green chillies chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves chopped finely
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon garam masla
- 1 teaspoon Amchur powder (dried mango powder)
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
for making dough for aloo paratha recipe:
- 2 cups Whole wheat flour (chapati atta) + more for dusting while rolling
- 2 tablespoons Oil + more for frying parathas
- Salt to taste
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons Water
Instructions
Making stuffing and dough:
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Boil the potatoes in pressure cooker. Once cool to touch peel and mash using potato masher.
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While potatoes are cooling, make the dough. Mix whole wheat flour, salt and oil in a bowl.
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Start adding little water at a time and knead into soft and smooth dough.
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Cover it and let it rest for 15 minutes. Meanwhile make the stuffing.
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Take mashed potatoes, green chilies, cilantro and grated ginger in a bowl and mix.
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Also mix in salt, amchur, garam masala, red chili powder and cumin powder.
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divide it into 8 equal portions. Keep it aside.
Making aloo paratha recipe:
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After the dough resting time, knead the dough once again for 2-3 times to smooth it out and divide it into 8 equal portion. Make smooth ball and flatten it out into disc.
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Take one flatten ball, roll into 3-4 inch diameter circle.
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Put the stuffing inside and seal it by gathering the edges into the center.
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Flatten it using hand and roll into 6 inch diameter circle. Use dry flour to make rolling easy.
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Now heat the tawa on medium to fry the paratha.
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Fry them on hot tawa using oil till both sides gave golden brown spots.
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Repeat the same process for rest of the paratha.
Nutrition
Serving: 1paratha | Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 36.9g | Protein: 4.4g | Fat: 10.7g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 299mg | Potassium: 255mg | Fiber: 2.2g | Sugar: 0.7g | Calcium: 1% | Iron: 10%
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
