moong dal and palak paratha
Moong dal and palak stuffed paratha is a healthy stuffed paratha recipe you can make in breakfast or brunch.
Servings 4 medium parathas
Ingredients
for stuffing,
- ½ cup + 1 tbsp moong dal green
- 1½ cup water to boil moong dal
- 100 to 150 gm fresh spinach leaves (palak) chopped
- 1 tsp oil
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 cup onion chopped
- ½ tbsp chilli ga
- salt to taste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- 2 tbsp besan (gram flour)
for dough,
- 1½ cup whole wheat flour
- salt to taste
- ½ cup water to prepare dough (approx)
- 1 tsp oil
other
- oil/ ghee for roasting parathas
- pickle for serving
- curd / yogurt for serving
Instructions
For Stuffing
- Pressure cook half cup of green moong dal with a cup of water. keep aside.
- chop spinach(palak) and keep aside.
- heat oil in a pan. add cumin.
- add onion and saute for a while. Add ginger garlic paste, and besan. saute it for a while.(besan gives some aromatic texture)
- Add chopped spinach(palak), salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well.
- Add boiled moong dal and mix well. keep aside.
For Dough
- Take a bowl and transfer whole wheat flour. Add salt and oil and mix well.
- Add water slowly and prepare a soft dough.
- knead well and keep aside. Allow it to set for 20 min atleast.
Paratha Preparation
- take a portion of dough and prepare a small ball.
- roll the ball to a 3-inch circle.
- Place stuffing in the center of the circle.
- pleat your dough.
- Prepare a medium-size paratha.
- heat tava.
- Gently put your paratha on hot tava.
- spread ghee/ oil on both sides.
- roast golden brown on both sides.
- serve hot.
