Gobhi paratha

These days my daughter is very fond of stuffed parathas especially the ones with cauliflower or raddish. Its also very easy to make, sometimes I just  grate whatever vegetable is on hand and I mix it into the dough or sometimes I cook the vegetable and then stuff it into the dough and roll it out.

Either ways im happy coz these parathas are not just good to eat but healthy too.This week I'm planning to make panner stuffed parathas but for now heres Gobi paratha which was great. I served it up with cucucmber raitha and lime pickle.

The basic recipe is from Manjulas Kitchen, the only difference is that I cooked the cailiflower a little with the seasonings before stuffing it in the dough. I think that by cooking the stuffing it dries up  the moisture and its easier to handle while rolling out the dough.

Makes about 5-6 parathas
Manjula's kitchen

Ingredients
For the dough

• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

For the stuffing

• 1 cup finely shredded cauliflower
• 1/2 teaspoon ajwain
• 1/2 teaspoon jeera powder
• 1 finely chopped green chili
• 2 tablespoons chopped corriander leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Method

1. Make the dough by mixing the water, salt and wheat flour together.Knead well and keep aside.
2. Heat some oil in a pan, add the cauiflower, ajwain, jeera, green chillies, salt and corriander leaves and cook for about 3- 5 minutes.Let it cool down completely before stuffing the paratha.
3. Roll out the dough to about 4" diameter circle , place the stuffing in the middle and close the edges by bring it to the middle.
4. Let it rest for a few minutes( this is an important step, if not its difficult to roll out according to Manjula) till you can fill  the rest of the dough.
5. Place the sealed side facing up and roll out the roti using some dry flour for dusting.
6. Cook on a hot skillet/ tava till done on both sides, use little oil for it to fry well.