Ingredients:
- For stuffing:
- Split Yellow Lentil / Moong Daal (Dhuli): 1/2 cup (washed properly in ample water)
- Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
- Spinach : 1 cup (washed)
- Salt: to taste
- Red chilli pwd: to taste
- Oil: 1 tsp
- Wheat Flour /Whole Meal Flour : 1 cup
- Oil: 4-5 tbsp
Method:
- For Stuffing:
- Heat oil in pan. Add cumin seeds. Let them splutter.
- Add daal, spinach, salt and red chilli pwd.
- Cook on low flame till done (~ 10 mins). Make sure the mixture is dry.
- Knead dough with water.(Prepare dough by mixing flour and just sufficient water(~1/2 cup).Knead well with hands till the dough becomes soft)
- Heat non-stick tawa/ flat pan.
- Take little dough and make a small ball. Dust with wheat flour.
- Roll to make chapati on the rolling board. Put 1 tbsp of stuffing on the centre of chapati. Seal carefully on all sides(again to form a ball).
- Roll it again with a rolling pin (belan) to form parantha, dusting with flour to prevent it from sticking to board.
- Put parantha on tawa. Flip when it is slightly cooked (nearly after a few seconds)
- Flip again after a few seconds(when parantha turns slight brown).Now oil the top of parantha and flip it again.
- Oil the other side also.Flip it and heat for another few seconds till done.
- Ready to serve with butter, curd or pickle
Never heard of dal n palak paratha this way..very healthy!!
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