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alooparatharecipe
alooparatharecipepopularindianbreakfastofunleavenedwholewheatflatbreadstuffedwithaspicedpotatostuffing.

nutritioninfoisperparatha

NutritionFacts
alooparatharecipe

AmountPerServing
Calories164 CaloriesfromFat37
%DailyValue*
TotalFat4.1g 6%
SaturatedFat2g 10%
TransFat0g
PolyunsaturatedFat0.6g
MonounsaturatedFat1.1g
Cholesterol7.3mg 2%
Sodium264.9mg 11%
Potassium345.8mg 10%
TotalCarbohydrates29.4g 10%
DietaryFiber4.2g 17%
Sugars0.7g
Protein4.7g 9%

VitaminA 3%
VitaminC 21%
Calcium 2%
Iron 8%
*PercentDailyValuesarebasedona2000calorie
diet.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian,Punjabi

PrepTime 20minutes
CookTime 30minutes
TotalTime 50minutes

Servings 9parathas
Calories 164kcal
Author dassanaamit

Ingredients
forthealooorpotatostuffing:
3to4mediumpotatoesoraloo,boiledandmashed
1to2greenchilies,choppedfinely
toteaspoonkashmirichillipowderordeghimirch,optional
toteaspoonpunjabigarammasalapowderorgarammasalapowder
to1teaspoonamchur(drymangopowder)
2to3teaspoonsfinelychoppedcorianderleaves,optional
saltasrequired
oilorghee,asrequiredforroastingparathas
forthewholewheatdough:
2cupswholewheatflour(atta)
teaspoonsaltoraddasrequired
1to2teaspoonsoilorghee
waterasrequiredforkneading
servingsuggestions:
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Instructions
preparingthealoostuffing:
1.firstboilthepotatoesandpeelthem.youcanboilorsteamthepotatoesinapressurecooker,steameror
electriccooker.
2.chopandthenmashthepotatoeswithapotatomasher.
3.thepotatoesshouldbemashedverywell.thereshouldbenolumpsorsmallpiecesinit.
4.nowaddthechoppedgreenchilies,garammasalapowder,redchilipowder,drymangopowderandsalt.
5.mixthespicepowdersandgreenchilieswiththemashedpotatoesverywell.checkthetasteandaddmoresalt
orredchilipowderordrymangopowderasperyourtaste.youcanalsoadd2to3tspofchoppedcoriander
leaves.avariationistoaddfinelychoppedonions,ifyoulike.buttheonionshavetobefinelychopped.
otherwisetheycameoutwhenrollingtheparathas.keeppreparedaloostuffingaside.
preparingwholewheatdough:
1.inanotherbowlorpan,takewholewheatflour.makeawellinthecenter.addsalt,oilandabouthalfofthe
water.
2.bringthemixturetogetherandkneadintoasmoothsoftdough.coverandkeepthedoughasidefor20to30
minutes.
assemblingandrollingalooparathas:
1.pinchtwosmallballsfromthedough.flattenthemanddustwithwholewheatflour.
2.witharollingpin,rollthemintoabout4to5inchesdiameterrounds.trymakingboththeroundsofthe
samesize.
3.onoftherolleddoughcircle,placethepotatostuffinginthecenterandkeepabout1inchemptyspacefrom
thesides.
4.gentlyplacethesecondcircleontop.
5.pressandsealtheedgeswithyourfingertips.
6.dustsomeflouronthestuffedparathaandrollintoaroundofabout7to8inchesindiameteroraboutthe
sizeofanormalrotiorchapati.
7.alternatively,youcouldfollowthissecondmethodtooofstuffingparathas.
8.pinchamediumballdough.rollandflattenit.dustwithsomeflourandrollitinacircleofabout5to5.5
inchesindiameter.
9.placethepotatostuffinginthecenter,keepingabout2to2.5inchesspacefromthesides.
10.taketheedgeandstartpleatingaswellasbringingthepleatsinthecenter.
11.jointhepleatstogether.thepleatshavetobejoinedwell,asotherwisetherewillbegapswhilerollingandthe
fillingcomesout.incaseyoudoseethefilling,thenjusttakeasmallpieceofdoughandcoverthegap.roll
tosmoothenoutthesmallpieceofdough.
12.pressthepleatsfromcenter.
13.sprinklesomeflourandrollthisversionofstuffedparathatoaboutthesamesizeasthatofachapatiorroti.
14.onahottava/skillet/griddleplacetherolledparatha.thetavashoudbehotandnotatalowtemperaure.
cookingparathasatalowflamewillhardenthem.parathasideallyarecrispaswellassoft.
15.whenthebaseispartlycooked,fliptheparatha.
16.spreadsomegheeonthepartlycookedpart.
17.flipagainandthistimethissidehastobecookedmorethanthepreviousside.youwillseebrownspotson
thealooparatha.
18.spreadsomegheeonthissidetoo.awellmadeandwellroastedparathawillpuffup.
19.flipagainonceortwicetillboththesidesarecookedproperly.youshouldseecrispbrownspotsonthe
paratha.youcanalsopresstheparathaedgeswithaspatulaorspoon,sothattheyarefriedwell.assome
time,theparathaedgesarenotcookedwell.makeallalooparathasthiswayandstackthemupinarotibasket
orcasserole.
20.youcanalsoservethealooparathasdirectlyfromthetava/skilletstraightintheservingplate.servesome
extrabutterontheside,alongwithmangopickleorlemonpickleorsomeyogurt.

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