Tuesday, August 11, 2009

GOBI PARATHA (unleavened bread stuffed with cauliflower)


Ingredients

Dough:
4 cups sifted whole wheat flour plus extra for dusting
½ salt
1½ cups water
Filling
2 cauliflower cut into flowerets
5 tsp salt
2 onions finely chopped
1½ cumin seeds
5 green chilies finely chopped
½ cup coriander leaves chopped
for frying:
6 tbsp vegetable oil

To make a dough

1) Mix flour, salt and 1 cup water. Add enough of remaining water (6 tbsp), (2 tbsp at a time) mixing till dough forms a soft ball (stop adding water before dough becomes we and sticky)
2) Knead till dough is smooth and elastic (takes 3 minutes). Keep covered with a cloth for about ½ hour.


To make a filling
· Grate cauliflower. Mix it with salt. Keep aside for 15 minutes. Squeeze out and discard water. Add remaining ingredients. Mix.
· With greased hands, knead the dough. Make 12 balls approximately 4 cm in diameter. Keep covered with a cloth.
· On a floured board, roll each ball of dough into a flat round 10 cm in diameter.

Stuff paratha: (use 5 tbsp filling for each round of dough)·

Heat tava on medium heat for about 3 minutes.
Put round on tava. Cook for 1 min and turn it over and cook until golden brown.

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