Palak Paneer Paratha (Spinach Cheese Paratha)

Tagged with: cottage cheese(paneer) spinach(palak)

Ingredients:

For dough

Whole wheat flour (Atta): 1 cup
Spinach (Palak): 1 cup, coarsely chopped
Cumin seeds (Zeera): ½ tsp
Red chili powder: 1 tsp
Cooking oil : 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For stuffing:

Cottage cheese (Paneer), mashed :1 cup
Ginger paste : ½ tbsp
Onion : one small, finely chopped
Green chilies : 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Coriander leaves , finely chopped
Salt to taste
Cooking oil

Directions:

Heat oil in a pan.
Add green chilies.
Add finely chopped onions and fry till they are pink.
Add ginger paste and salt. Add paneer and mix well.
Cool down the stuffing at room temperature. Add finely chopped coriander leaves to the paneer stuffing.
Cut palak coarsely and steam it to soften them so that they are easily mashed up.
Make dough out of wheat flour, 1tbsp ghee, salt, steamed palak, red chili powder, cumin seeds and lukewarm water.
Make dough half an hour before making parathas.
Take a small ball of dough and make it in the shape of a small chapati.
Add the stuffing in the centre and wrap it and press it.
Then roll it into a paratha.
Cook it on tawa by applying oil until both sides are evenly brownish and crisp.
Serve hot with spicy chutney or curd.

Serves/makes: 2-3

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