A healthy paratha option for snacks

Palak Paratha

#myrecipe
By Priyanka Gupta

Jan, 18th

650

Servings
3 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
7 - 9

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 200 to 250 grams spinach or palak
  • 1 or 2 green chilies
  • ¼ teaspoon carom seeds
  • 2 teaspoon oil or ghee
  • 4 teaspoon oil or ghee
  • 1 pinch asafoetida
  • salt as required
  • oil or ghee

Instructions

  • Place the paratha on a hot tava. Once you see some bubbles on the paratha and its 1/4th cooked, then flip it. Drizzle some oil or ghee on the top side. i used ghee to roast them. When the second side is half cooked then flip again.
  • Again apply some oil or ghee on the top side (or second side). Press the paratha edges with the spatula or back of a spoon so that the paratha cooks evenly from all sides. You can flip a couple of times for even cooking.
  • Cook them till they are crisp and brown from both sides. Make all paratha this way. While making second paratha wipe the skillet or tawa with a kitchen napkin, if there is any excess or extra whole wheat flour on it.
  • Serve the palak paratha hot with yogurt or pickle. You can also stack them in a roti basket or casserole and serve them warm later or packed for tiffin box.

Notes/Tips

Have it with pickle/curd/curry