Matar Paratha/Stuffed Green Peas Paratha ..Version 2

Matar Paratha/Stuffed Green Peas Paratha ..Version 2

For the outer dough

• Whole wheat flour ..2 cup's
• Oil ..2 tsp
•  Salt to taste
• Water as needed to prepare a soft dough .

For stuffing

• Green Peas .. 2 cup's
• Besan /Gramflour .. 1 tblsp
• Green chilly ..3
•  Coriander leaves chopped ...2 tsp
• Oil.. 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds ...1/2 tsp
•  Hing/Asafoetida ..a generous pinch .
• Salt to taste .

 Method for outer dough
 In a wide bottomed vessel add the wheat flour, oil,salt n mix ..add water n prepare a soft dough .Set aside for 1/2 an hour . Then make equal golf sized balls of the dough .

Method for stuffing
Wash n  pressure cook green peas just for a whistle .

 Pour the cooked green peas in a  colander ,so that all the water is drained n no moisture retains . Mash it well . 

In a kadai dry roast besan on sim flame , till warm dont burn it ... Remove it ..

In the same kadai add oil,add cumin seeds n stir till it gives a nice aroma ..Remove ..

Add the roasted besan n cumin seeds to the mashed cooked peas along with finely chopped green chilly n coriander leaves 'salt  n mix well ... Make lemon sized ball of it ...

 Divide the dough into equal sized balls . 

Take the dough ball , dust n roll into a disc , place the stuffing in the centre n close from all sides . 

Roll into thick paratha 

Heat a tawa n place the paratha n roast on both sides applying butter or ghee. 

Serve hot with curds n pickle .