Aloo or potato paratha

aloo paratha

Aloo paratha – indian flat bread stuffed with spiced potato, it is a Panjabi breakfast and very much popular dish. Here the recipe for 4.

Ingredients

Potato boiled and mashed        4-5

Onion (optional)                        1 chopped finely

Green chilli                               2-3chopped finely    

Chilli powder (optional)              ½ tsp

Garam masala powder              ½ tsp

Amchur/dry mango powder        1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Ghee   

White butter

Coriander leaves chopped finely (optional) a few

Dough made from whole wheat flour

Method

First boil the potatoes or aloos and peel off. Then chop the aloos and add all the spice powders, green chilies, coriander leaves and salt. Mash the aloos with the spice mixtures nicely.

Make two medium sized balls from the dough and roll these into a flat circle of about 3-4 inches. Now take a portion of the aloo mixture and spread it on one of the rolled dough. Cover this dough with the second flat rolled dough. Then press the edges of both the rolled dough firmly. Now apply some dry flour and roll into a disc of about 8 inches or about the size of a normal roti or chapati.

Another method:

Take one medium sized balls from dough, make a pocket then put portion of aloo, close the open portion of pocket and make a ball. Now apply some dry flour, roll and make a flat round shape as normal paratha.

Now put the rolled aloo parantha on a hot griddle. Then fry the aloo paratha on both sides with ghee as you would usually fry the parathas.

Serve the hot aloo paratha with white butter or curd or mango pickle.