Dal paratha
Simple, healthy and delicious dal parathas to serve for breakfast or lunch.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- ¾ cup thick dal cooked / pappu (refer notes)
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour / atta
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp chilli powder (adjust)
- salt as needed
- ¼ to ½ tsp garam masala
- ghee or oil as needed
optional
- 1 to 2 green chilies paste
- coriander leaves few, chopped finely
- handful methi chopped
How to make the recipe
- Add ginger garlic, salt, garam masala, chili powder and salt to cooked daal. Mash everything well.
- Add flour and make a dough. Knead it well until it turns soft.
- Divide the dough to 6 to 8 balls.
- Flour the rolling area and begin to roll a ball to a roti.
- Smear oil or ghee and fold it. Repeat smearing oil.
- Fold it again to get a triangle.
- Roll the triangle to a paratha that is of even thickness all over.
- Finish making all the paratha.
- Heat a pan or tawa. Move a paratha to the hot pan.
- When bubbles begin to appear, flip it to the other side and gently press with a spatula.
- It begins to fluff up. Cook until brown spots are seen , meaning it is cooked.
- Smear ghee or oil over the dal paratha. Serve with a chutney or curry.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 7g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 7g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 2.2mg