GREENPEAS PARATHA

Ingredients for filling:

Green peas - 1 1/2 cup

Onion - 1/4 cup

Tomato - 1/4 cup

Salt - To taste

Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Garam masala powder - 3/4 tsp

Ginger paste - 1 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves(chopped) - 2 tbsp

Ingredients for the dough:

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

Water to knead the dough

Oil/ ghee for cooking

Method:

Cook greenpeas for 7-8 min in microwave. Drain water(this water can be used while kneading dough) and mash the greenpeas and keep aside.

While greenpeas is cooking, heat oil(1 tsp) in kadhai and saute onions and ginger paste till onions are translucent.

Add tomatoes, salt, red chilli powder,tumeric powder and garam masala powder and mix well.

Cook until tomatoes are mushy and soft. Now add mashed peas and mix well.

Saute for couple of mins.

Turn off heat and add lemon juice and coriander leaves.

Divide the filling into 10-12 portions.

Prepare the dough by mixing flour,salt,oil and water as for chapathis.

Set aside covered for 10 minutes. Make10-12 lemon sized balls of the dough.

Now divide one lemon size ball of dough into two and roll out into two small disc(size of puris) of almost equal size and shape.

Place a portion of filling on one disc and spread out evenly.

Place the other disc on top of this. Seall edges by pressing with hand.

Roll out into 5" disc carefully so that the filling doesn't come out of the dough.

Place the stuffed parathas on the hot griddle/skillet. Cook for about ½ a minute, flip over and add 1/4 tsp of ghee in and around the paratha.

Keep pressing the parathas while on the skillet so the dough gets cooked and the stuffing also gets the heat and gets pressed down into the parathas. Flip and cook the other side for about 1 minute adding 1/4 more tsp of ghee. Cook until light golden spots appear on the parathas.

Serve hot with tomato pickle or curd.