Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Aaloo Paratha/Indian Bread with Potato filling

Everyone has their own version of aaloo paratha and here is mine. The most popular paratha is a favorite at  my home.  My kids are happy when I serve these and that in turn makes me happy.  What I like the most about parathas is that I do not have to make any side dish to go with them.  Whip up a raita (spiced yogurt) and a spoon of pickle and the deal is sealed.

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Ingredients:

For Bread :

Whole wheat flour- 2 Cups
Salt- To taste
Water- ~1 cup

For filling:

Potato,boiled and mashed- 2 Medium sized
Onion,finely chopped- 1 small or half of a big one
Coriander leaves chopped - 2-3 Tbsp
Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
Chaat masala- 1/2 tsp
Salt
Oil



Method:

1.Mix the salt and flour, slowly pour the water and knead the dough well.
2.Knead for a few minutes and let the dough rest at least for 15 minutes before you start rolling them
3.Meanwhile prepare the filling. Heat oil in a pan. Saute the chopped onions till they turn translucent.
4. Add the masala powders and saute for a minute.Add the salt
5.Switch off the heat , add the mashed potatoes (make sure that there are no chunks) and chopped coriander leaves into this and mix everything well.
6.Make small balls of dough for making rotis.
7.Make the equal number of balls from the potato mixture too. These should be at least equal in size as the dough balls or bigger than that.
8.Roll each ball of dough till it reaches the size of poori, place the potato ball in the center and fold from all sides to close it.
9.Leave these stuffed balls with the closed edge facing to the bottom, and let it sit for at least of couple more minutes before rolling.
10.Repeat the same for other dough and potato mixture. You should keep the filled balls covered all the time.
11.Now roll out the stuffed balls till they reach about 1/4 inch thickness.
12.Heat a skillet and cook the parathas on both sides by flipping them over. Brush with oil/ghee/butter on both sides
13.Serve with raita/yogurt and pickle/your choice of side dish.



Notes:

1.Do not overcook the potatoes, also do not keep them in cold water for cooling them down. Both these lead to excess of water which is not good for parathas.
2.Keeping the potato filled dough for a couple of minutes helps to prevent the sides from breaking while you roll them.

69 comments:

  1. Meal in itself, perfect lunch with little pickle.

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  2. Pic is really good...share some tips about how you get such fantastic clicks :P

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  3. My all time fav... Aloo paratha looks yummy and perfect... Nice click..

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  4. I totally agree with ss...fabulous clicks..kanditu vishanu poriyunu.

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  5. Parathas are something that I just cannot seems to make..you make it look so easy!

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  6. My most favourite paratha, just love it without any side dish...Beautiful clicks..

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  7. ee lunchinte samayath enthina engane kothypikane CC..Amazing clicks tto...

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  8. All time favorite paratha!!! love it

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  9. These are my fav! Yummy! You have a DSLR...lucky u! I use an old canon point and shoot...i guess it time to camera shop! :)

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  10. I have only had them with friends and that too in India. Never made them though i love them. Should try them once.

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  11. Same here. Aloo paratha is fav in our house too.
    Nice photography tips :)

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  12. Awesome click... Kudos again. Aloo partha s one of my fav. yours looks faulous and yummy. beautiful presentation..

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  13. perfect aloo paratha...all time favorite breakfast at my house...yummy!

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  14. Aloo parathas looks great..all time favorite..i too can have without any side dish..beautiful clicks dear.

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  15. lovely paratha :) its just yummy :)

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  16. liked ur version of aloo paratha.. yummy!

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  17. Sunitha,

    Allo paratha looks really yummy, Nice click. Adipoli.

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  18. wow! I love this perfect and yummy parathas..Fabulous clicks as usual..

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  19. Wow, those are so tempting, an all time favorite in my house. My family can eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even snack with nothing but just a bowl of dahi :)

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  20. lovely and delicious and my all time favourie.

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  21. looks perfect and bful presentation...awesome clicks...paranthas with tht red pickle eye catchy....

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  22. I knw, many ways to do it, yet its the most preferred form of parathas.it looks so soft.

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  23. This looks wonderful Gulmohar!
    Wonderful post...thanks for sharing!

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  24. Yummy paratha a family fav in our household.

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  25. Thanks for the info about the palmiers...will def give it a shot:)
    and as for parathas..they are so yum, but i don even know how 2 make normal chapathi, so parathas are a long long way off :(

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  26. Thanks for the tips, the paratha looks fabulous! I could eat that anytime!

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  27. Anytime give me aloo paratha..actually I made them 2 days ago..yours making me hungry again!!

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  28. The less we edit : the pict will be good and even we learn to take a better picture. The parathas is wonderful click!

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  29. Aloo paratha with raita...totally comforting meal...looks good Namitha...I like the tiny bouquet on side :)

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  30. Oh WOW, this is really tempting me now dear! The paratha looks so fluffy and yummy! ;)

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  31. Hey realy very smooth dear..loved the clicks too much.,.. keep it up....

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  32. lovely parathas, my daughter loves it too...

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  33. Amongst all parathas this one is my fav. Goes well with curd and pickle. Very nice clicks dear
    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  34. Perfect parathas. Credit shd not be given only to the camera used but the angle,the exposure,the required zoom - all this credit goes to you:):) As usual, the perfect professional click which I look forward to, post after post.

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  35. Oh, I love Aloo Paratha a lot. Urs is making me crave for more. I am going to make it today. Yumm.Nice click too.

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  36. hello read about the details of the photography..i always like the photos..firt i check all ur photos then only reading the recipe.
    btw one of our favorite dish aloo paratha.its best with curd n pickle.i know these are really tasty one

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  37. Its breakfast time nd m hungry.... :P y dont u send me some they luk so neat nd nice :)

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  38. I love aloo paratha too, looks very yum namitha...

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  39. Aloo paratha, love it...and your pics speak a lot.

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  40. Aloo paratha, love it...and your pics speak a lot.

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  41. my all time fav. love ur version.The tip is really useful.pictre looks very tempting

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  42. all time favourite...comeout perfectly...nice picture dear!

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  43. I love all paratha specially aloo

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  44. honestly....they look so good...mouthwatering...i do my aloo paratha a little differently...but your results look better than mine...i will have to give this a try soon...thanks for sharing the tips on photography..:)

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  45. I love making this but I can't never get it as perfectly round like yours!

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  46. I looking forward on your photography post later. Next time, I will try this paratha just plain, and eat with curry chicken, sound delicious right? Thanks for sharing.

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  47. Love the parathas, one of our fav too!

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  48. This is my most fav paratha... tastes lovely with coriander chutney :)

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  49. Liked the parathas and your sealing the deal.

    www.jiboombaa.com

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  50. This is Just awesome and looks so yum! I need to try this on one of the weekends!

    - Sandhya

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  51. I love stuffed parathas....such a filling and delicious meal! Thanks for all the info on the photography. Your photos are always great!

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  52. This is one of my FAVORITE things to eat- looks like you make it perfectly!

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  53. this is absolutely delicious! very attractive presentation too.

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  54. Wow! This is my favorite classic! I'm drooling all over right now already!

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  55. Wow Aloo paratha is so decadent ,love to have it irrespective of the counts .Awesome clicks .

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  56. Lovely parathas, looks real soft and delicious. Thanks for the info on photography.

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  57. Nothing can beat garma garam aloo parathas with yogurt n pickle...everybodys fav in my family.

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  58. I would love this for breakfast and very beautiful clicks.

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  59. Yum de dum! I love your clicks!!

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  60. love love love aloo parathas with raita. looks perfect...soft and tasty. yum

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  61. OMG Aloo Parathaaaaaaa mouth-drooling!!

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  62. i never got the paratha :D m waiting :D

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  63. Hey u soo right....aloo paratha a meal on its own...me too make em in de same way.

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  64. So elegant and beautiful. You are right, each recipe has some variation, i used roasted jeera instead of chat masala in the filling. Will follow ur recipe next time.

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