“A north Indian heavy breakfast made up of whole wheat dough with a stuffing of rich cottage cheese mixed with Indian spices then shallow fried to crisp.”
Take aata and salt in a wide bowl. Gradually add water (You may not need to use full 1 cup of water or you may also need more than one cup) to make a soft dough. Knead well keep punching and make a soft dough. Cover and keep aside.
For Filling
Take grated paneer, chopped green chili, bhuna jeera powder, jeera, black salt, salt, red chili powder, haldi and aamchur powder in a wide bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
For Paratha
Heat a tawa on high flame. Meanwhile divide the dough in to 6 equal sized balls, cover and keep aside.
Take one ball and roll in aata. Flatten up to 5-6 inch diameter with the help of rolling pin (Belan).
Apply 1 tsp ghee in center and place approximate 2-3 tbsp of filling in center. Fold it again to a ball shape. Flatten a bit and roll again up to 7-8 inch diameter disc.
Place on a heated tawa. When its upper side looks cooked, flip it.
Apply 2 tsp ghee and spread well. Flip it again. Same way fry the paratha both side until golden brown in color. Make others same way.
Serve hot with pickle, chutney or curd.
Recipe Notes
Roll in or dust dry aata while rolling paratha if feels sticky.
If serving to kids adjust salt and chili as per their tolerance.