Peas-Paratha (Matar-Paratha):
Matar-Paratha is an Indian style shallow browned level bread, stuffed with a delicate blend of boiled green peas and spices in the center. The medium coarse surface of butter-sauteed filling makes it a tasty treat no matter with which backup you combine it. Serve stuffed peas paratha in breakfast or supper with either nutritious yogurt based raita or pickle and your kids would not get tired of lauding your cooking skills!
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 3 servings
Ingredients for Matar-Paratha
1¼ container + 1/2 container Wheat Flour |
1 container Green Peas (fresh or frozen) |
1-2 or to taste Green Chillies, chopped |
2 tablespoons chopped Coriander Leaves |
1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds |
1 little Onion, finely chopped |
1/2 teaspoon ground Ginger |
3 Cloves Garlic, crushed |
1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder |
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder |
1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice (fresh) |
Salt |
1 tablespoon Oil + for shallow frying |
Butter, as required (optional) |
Directions for Matar-Paratha
1. Take 1¼-cups wheat flour, 1/2 tablespoon oil, and salt in a huge bowl with a wide mouth. Include sufficient water (in small amounts) and tie a smooth and delicate mixture as you do for any other paratha or roti. Cover it with a muslin cloth and take off aside for 10-15 minutes and in the interim, get ready the stuffing…
2. Boil green peas in salted water until delicate in a dish. It will take around 7-8 minutes. Deplete them and keep them aside. Include a squeeze of sugar while bubbling so that it does not lose its enticing green color.
3. Smash bubbled green peas with green chili and coriander take off in a nourishment processor or blender until medium coarse texture.
4. Warm 1/2 tablespoon oil in a medium-measure skillet. Include cumin seeds and permit them to sizzle. Include chopped onion, ground ginger, smashed garlic, and sauté over moo fire until onion turns straightforward, approx. 2-minutes.
5. Include smashed green peas, coriander powder, garam masala powder, and lemon juice. Blend well and cook for a couple of minutes. Turn off the fire and let it cool for 5-6 minutes.
6. Presently take a few rest and hold up for 15 minutes to get over (If you have overseen total steps 2,3,4 and 5 in less than 15 minutes!), and manipulate the batter once more. Partition stuffing and batter each into 5 rise to parcels and make balls from them. Take each mixture ball, and press it a small to allow the shape of a pattie.
7. Smooth it utilizing your palms into an approx 3-inch breadth bowl-shaped circle or roll it out into a circle (3-inch diameter).
8. Put one stuffing ball in the center and wrap it with all sides.
9. Drag all edges upwards and seal them where they meet in the center. It will result in a ball-like shape.
10. Take 1/2 container of wheat flour on a level plate for coating and tidy the mixture balls. Put the stuffed ball in it and press a small, coat its upper surface with dry wheat flour, and exchange it to the rolling board.
11. Roll it out into a 1/4 inch thick circle having around 6-7 inch diameter.
12. Warm Tava over medium fire. When it is medium hot, put rolled crude paratha over it and cook until little bubbles show up on the beat. Flip and spread 1/2 teaspoon oil equally around its circular edge and shallowly sear both sides until light brilliant brown spots show up on them.
13. Exchange it to a serving plate and apply butter over it. Rehash the preparation (step-9 to step-14) with the remaining batter and stuffing balls and get ready the remaining ones. Serve matar parathas with tomato ketchup or a plunge arranged with plain yogurt, mint, and coriander powder.
Tips and Variations:
- Do not include green chilies if you are planning it for kids.
- You can too plan stuffing without cooking in step-4 and step-5. Fair blend all the stuffing fixings in a bowl and pound them a bit.
- If you are in a rush at that point to begin with get ready the stuffing (steps 2 to 5) and blend it with batter whereas work it once more in step 6 and plan parathas without stuffing.
Taste: Mild spicy and soft
Serving Ideas: Serve it as a snack with tea or pickle in the evening or with yogurt or curry as a healthy breakfast.