Friday, January 9, 2009

GREEN PEAS PARATHAS

INGREDIENTS:
2 tea cups Boiled green peas
5Nos Green chillies,finely chopped
1tsp Jeera
1tbsp Ghee
salt to taste

For the dough:
3Teacups Whole meal flour
2tbsp Ghee
1/2 tsp Salt

For the parathas:
Ghee or oil for frying

METHOD:
For the stuffing:
  1. Mash the boiled green peas.
  2. Heat oil in a vessel and saute the jeera for one minute.
  3. Add the green chillies,peas and salt.
  4. cook for 1min.
  5. Allow the mixture to cool.

For the dough:

  1. Seive the flour with salt.
  2. Add ghee to the flour.Use water and knead into dough.
  3. Divide the dough into 10-12 small parts.

HOW TO PROCEED?

  1. Take a small part of the dough flatten a little and put 1tsp of the green peas mixture in the centre.
  2. Cover the mixture by drawing up the edges towards the centre.
  3. Press on a floured board and roll out into a paratha as large as a saucer.
  4. Heat the tava and cook the parathas turning both sides till brown patches appear on it.
  5. Apply ghee or oil.
  6. Serve hot with a side dish.

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