Dhania Paratha

Inspired by the recipe for cilantro naan that DK of culinary bazaar posted, I tried the paratha version using cilantro. Here is the recipe.

Prep. Time: 20 mins

Makes 9 parathas (medium size)

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour: 2 cups

Corriander seeds (dhania): 2 tblspns

Green chillies: 2 nos.

Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp

Dhania powder: 3/4 tsp

Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp

Jeera (crushed): 1/2 tsp

Fresh corriander leaves (chopped): 3/4 cup

Milk and Curds to mix the dough

Salt

Oil

METHOD:

Dry roast the corriander seeds in a kadai till you get the aroma of corriander. Cool and grind in a mixer (dry). It should be slightly coarse.

In a mixing bowl, take the wheat flour and add all the dry ingredients and mix well. 

Add about a spoon of oil and sufficient amout of milk, curds and make a dough (similar to chapathi dough). You can make the dough with water too. I prefer to use a mixture of milk and curds to get softer parathas. 

Make small balls out of the dough and flatten into small rounds using rolling pin. I would make these slightly thicker than chapathis.

Heat a tava and roast the parathas with a little oil on both the sides. 

Serve hot with any suitable side dish. I love to have this plain with pickles and curd. 

Ciao till next time...Have fun! Vidya.