Urad Dal Paratha

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Ingredients:

For the dough

Whole wheat flour (Atta): 3 cups

Oil for making parathas

For stuffing

Urad dal – ½ cup
Roast cumin seeds (Zeera) and grind into a fine powder – 2 tsps
Roast coriander seeds (Dhania) and grind into a fine powder – 2 tsps
Turmeric powder (Haldi) – ½ tsp
Mango powder (Aamchur) – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1-2 tsp
Powdered saunf (Fennel seeds) – 1-2 tsp
Brown cardamom powder (Badi elaichi) – ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Cooking oil

Directions:

Bring one boil of dal. Turn off the flame. Close the lid for 15 -20 minutes.
Blend the dal into grainy batter using minimum amount of water.
Add all remaining ingredients except mango powder and salt (powdered masalas mentioned under stuffing section) in the batter and mix well.
Heat some oil in kadai.
Add dal batter and keep stirring till it dries enough to form a dough like thing.
Add mango powder, salt and mix well.
Let it cool down at room temperature.
Make dough out of wheat flour, 1tbsp ghee, salt and lukewarm water.
Make dough half an hour before and cover with a moist cloth.
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 them on tawa by applying ghee until both sides are evenly brown.
Serve hot with some spicy curry.

Serves/Makes: 3-4

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