Palak Paneer Paratha
Palak Paneer Paratha is a delicious and healthy Indian flatbread made by kneading whole wheat flour and spinach puree dough and filled with spiced paneer.
Yield: 6 no
Materials
For Dough Making
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 3 cups Spinach Leaves packed
- Salt to taste
For Stuffing
- 1½ cup Paneer
- ¼ cup Oil (for stuffing and frying parathas)
- 1 no Onion, small Chopped
- ½ teaspoon Ginger Powder
- ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- ½ teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 1 teaspoon Green Chili Chopped
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Carom Seeds
Instructions
Making of Dough
- Clean and wash spinach leaves.
- Now blanch the spinach leaves for few minutes and drain the water.
- Take the blanched leaves in a grinder and make a smooth puree.
- Take whole wheat flour, salt and oil in a bowl.
- Add palak puree to make a smooth dough and cover it with a damp cloth. If required add water while kneading the dough.
Making of Stuffing
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds & carom seeds.
- Next add chopped onion and green chili.
- After that add the spice powders and mix well.
- Finally, add the grated paneer, salt to taste and mix well.
- When the water from paneer dries up and oil starts separating switch off the heat and allow it to cool.
Making of Parathas
- Now divide the dough in equal balls.
- Take each ball and stuff them with paneer filling. Seal the edges properly.
- After that dust the stuffed balls with flour and roll to make round shaped roti of 4-5 inches diameter.
- Now cook the rolled paratha on a hot skillet and later fry with oil until golden spots appear on both sides.
- Similarly, prepare the other stuffed parathas and serve them with pickle or curd.