Aloo Paratha - Potato stuffed Chapathi (Roti)

Aloo Paratha comes to your rescue when you really don't have the time or the mood to be chopping up veggies to make a curry for your Chapathi/Roti. Just some plain yoghurt (curd), raitha or pickle is enough to go with it to make a yummy meal. 

Here's what you will need

• Oil - As required 

For the Dough:

• Whole wheat flour - 1 cup, extra for dusting
• Warm Water- 1/2 to 3/4th cup
• Salt - a pinch

Potato Filling:

• Potatoes : 2 large one, or 3 small ones
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves  -  Handful, finely chopped
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Chaat masala -  1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)
• Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp or more (or use chopped green chilis)

Steps:

• Cut potatoes into big chunks, and place in a microwave safe dish and fill it 3/4th with water and microwave for 7 - 10 mins. Or you can pressure cook the potatoes. We want to mash them, not make it runny.
• Mean while, combine the flour with salt and add half the water and start kneading, gradually add more water as required. The dough must form a ball without sticking to your fingers. You can add more flour if you feel the dough is too sticky. 
• Lightly apply some oil on the dough and let it rest while you prepare the filling.
• Remove the peel from the cooked potatoes and mash it. Add rest of the ingredients in the potato filling list and mix really well.

Stuffing the Paratha:

Step 1: Dust your rolling surface and pin with flour.  Make a small ball of dough, slightly smaller than your fist. Roll it out slightly. Place a same sized ball of filling in the middle of the dough. (You can press the potato filling and compress it as much)

Step 2:  Bring all the edges of the dough to the top and pinch it to close.

Step 3: Take a few drops of oil in your palm and cup the filled dough ball between your palms, do not roll it between your palms, but gently cup them to make it smooth. Do the same with the remaining dough and filling. 

Step 4: Again generously flour the surface. place a filled dough ball and flour the top again. 

Step 5: Apply flour on your rolling pin and press in the middle, then roll once on top and then bring it to the bottom. Add more flour if its sticky. Turn the rolling surface around, do not flip the flattened dough it will crack, just turn the surface and roll the other sides gently.

Step 6 :  In a hot tava/ pan, lightly apply oil and place paratha. Again lightly apply oil on top of the paratha. Flip the paratha after a min and gently press the paratha, cook both sides till its light brown.

Inside the paratha