Sometimes the strangest of things happen in my kitchen. Just as I plan my week ahead for breakfast and kiddo / hubby's lunchboxes, I fall behind as to what to make for lunch or dinner for myself. And when I do crave for something really rich and filling, I seem to have a little of this and a little of that.. Which is exactly what happened when I started out to make myself a lusciously spicy Paneer Paratha for my lunch.
But Paneer (Cottage Cheese) , which is a staple ingredient in my refigerator went amiss with only a few cubes remaining, which wouldnt suffize for the Parathas. And there wasn't any Palak either to make Palak Parathas. And low cal meant skipping the potatoes for Aloo Parathas. With the rains pouring down since last week, I wasnt ready to tread out in the Mumbai monsoon to pick up any supplies.
So, to cut a long story short, I mixed up the grated paneer with some radish begging to be used, and there it was ! ! A perfectly stuffed Paneer- Mooli Paratha (although I dont roll them that thick like the Punjabi version - I like mine to be slightly thinnish). Lapped this up with some Curd and I was good to go!
The best part of this was I also used a few teaspoonfuls of different Attas (flour) to make this, so just two of them was quite filling to grab on the go ! Sending this to BM # 18 under "Stuffed Dishes".
(Pardon the pix on this dish, the monsoon outside provided absolutely no light at all, to click this pic)
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Prep time - 20 mins
Cooking time – 15 mins
Serves – 2
Difficulty level – Medium
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Ingredients:
Flour Mix:
- Wholewheat flour – 8 TBSP
- Ragi /Finger millet flour – 2 TBSP
- Bajra – 2 TBSP
- Jowar – 2 TBSP
- Besan / Gram flour – 2 TBSP
Other Ingredients:
- Turmeric - ¼ tsp
- Grated panner – ¼ cup
- Grated mooli / Radish – ¼ cup
- Salt – to taste
- Red chilli powder – ½ TBSP
- Chopped Coriander – 2 tsp
- Warm water – to make the dough
- Oil – for frying the Parathas
Method:
- Dry roast all the flours separately on a medium flame for 30 seconds each. Transfer to a plate.
- Sprinkle a pinch of salt on the grated radish and leave for 10 mins
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, sieve and mix all the flours, salt, turmeric and add warm water slowly to make a slightly soft dough. Keep covered for 10 mins.
- Note that as you are using a mixture of flours, you need to keep sprinkling very little warm water at a time to make the dough.
To prepare the stuffing:
- Squeeze out any excess water (and salt) from the grated radish. Repeat twice to keep the grated radish absolutely moisture free.
- Mix the grated paneer, grated radish, salt, coriander leaves, red chilli powder well. Make equal portions of the stuffing and keep aside.
To make the stuffed parathas:
- Heat a tava on medium flame.
- Pinch out a portion of the multi grain atta dough you have prepared.
- Roll to a small circle of dia 3 – 4 cms. Place one portion of the stuffing and close from the circumference of the chapatti towards the centre.
- Using a little more atta, roll out to desired thickness.
- Repeat with rest of the dough. I got 6 medium sized parathas.
- Fry on the hot skillet (tava) on one side with a little oil drizzled on the sides. When it is half done and brown spots appear, flip over to the other side and cook for 1 – 2 mins on medium flame
- In this manner, prepare all the parathas.
- Enjoy with a chilled cup of yoghurt & some pickle.
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Chef Mireille says
great when you come up with new recipes as necessity..."necessity is truly the mother of invention"
preeti garg says
healthy and wealthy paratha good for breakfast
Srivalli says
Looks very inviting Kalayani..it's always the dishes that we end up making on the fly that turns out so great..
Vimitha Durai says
Such a healthy yummy paratha
Supriya's Rasoi says
Wow paneer with mooli very healthy combo..
runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com says
Paneer and Mooli, very interesting combination! Parathas look yummy
virunthu unna vaanga says
healthy one kalyani...
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Santosh Bangar says
perfect praths for breakfast
Priya Suresh says
Nutritious paratha,definitely healthy and inviting.
Unknown says
Nice combo paratha. Very healthy and tasty paratha.
Unknown says
Addition of paneer with radish sounds interesting!!!Will soon try.....
Spice up the Curry says
looks so delicious, love it
Usha says
Sometimes the food we prepare with left overs turn out awesome. Parathas look great!
The Pumpkin Farm says
nice idea to use multigrain and all made at home....we really need to just use our pantry efficiently to innovate at times...loved the tit bits on the plates besides the parathas....
PS- I will let you know plans post 26th july for our catchup
Jayanthi says
Glad you made a note of what you cooked in a rush...I always do something very tasty on the go and forget how I made it the first time. The combo sounds divine and looks fantastic.
Sangeetha M says
very interesting combo, sounds healthy n delicious...
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Very interesting filling for parathas. They look healthy & Delicious.
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Delicious and wholesome paratha.
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Padmajha says
Different combo for filling and the multi grain chapathi sounds interesting and healthy..
Cool Lassi(e) says
Delicious looking Parathas!
Harini R says
super inviting parathas. I also make my parathas slightly thinner.
Archana says
Look yum Kalyani. I will make this next time.