Paneer Ka Paratha

Full written recipe for Paneer Paratha

Prep time: 10-15 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes (excluding dough resting time)

Serves: 5-6 people

Ingredients:

Dough

• WHEAT FLOUR | गेहूं का आटा 3 CUPS
• SALT | नमक A PINCH
• WATER | पानी AS REQUIRED (ADD GRADUALLY)
• OIL | तेल 1 TSP
• OIL | तेल A FEW DROPS

Filling

• GREEN GARLIC | हरा लेहसुन 15-20 NOS.
• GREEN CHILLI | हरी मिर्च 3-4 NOS.
• FRESH CORIANDER | हरा धनिया A HANDFUL
• MINT | पुदीना A SMALL HANDFUL
• GINGER | अदरक 1 INCH
• PANEER | पनीर 200 GRAMS
• SALT | नमक TO TASTE
• BLACK PEPPERCORNS | साबुत काली मिर्च A LARGE PINCH (CRUSHED)
• CORIANDER SEEDS | साबुत धनिया 1 TBSP
• ROASTED ANARDANA POWDER 1 TBSP | भुने हुए अनारदाने का पाउडर (OR DRY MANGO POWDER)
• CUMIN POWDER | जीरा पाउडर 1/2 TSP
• BLACK SALT | काला नमक A PINCH
• SPRING ONION GREENS | हरे प्याज़ के पत्ते A HANDFUL (CHOPPED)
• ONION | प्याज़ 1 MEDIUM SIZED (FINELY CHOPPED)

Cooking

• WHEAT FLOUR | गेहूं का आटा
• GHEE | घी 1/2 TSP
• GHEE | घी AS REQUIRED
• WHEAT FLOUR | गेहूं का आटा

Method:

1. Add the wheat flour & salt in a bowl & mix well, then add water as required & mix well with your hands, once all the dry flour combines, add oil & knead it to form a semi soft dough.
2. Once the dough is ready drizzle a few drops of oil to cover the surface of the dough & cover it with a damp cloth, let the dough rest for half an hour.
3. To make green masala for the filling, add green garlic, green chilli, fresh coriander, mint & ginger in a chopper & grind it into a coarse mixture.
4. Further grate the paneer using a large hole grater into a bowl, then add the green masala along with salt, coarsely crushed black peppercorns, coriander seeds & the remaining ingredients of the filling & mix well, your filling for the paratha is ready.
5. To shape the paratha take a portion of the dough & form it into a roundel then press it slightly, further form it into a bowl like shape by using your thumbs & rotation it.
6. Then filling it with the paneer stuffing & carefully bring the edges of the dough together to seal it, make sure to pinch out the excess dough.
7. Further coat the stuffed dough ball with dry wheat flour & then roll it out into a semi-thick paratha using a rolling pin.
8. You can also shape it in an alternate method, form two roundels of the dough & roll them into thick discs, make sure to keep one disc slightly larger than the other.
9. Then place the stuffing on the smaller sized disc & place the other disc on top, seal the edges & roll it into a paratha.
10. To cook the paratha, heat the tawa really well then add the ghee & wipe it off using a clean napkin or a paper towel.
11. Then place the paratha on the tawa & cook it by pressing the paratha with a napkin while continuously rotating, cook the paratha from both the sides.
12. Further apply ghee on the paratha & cook it briefly until ligh golden brown.
13. Your paneer paratha is ready, serve it hot with some white butter, pickle & curd.