Chana Dal Paratha/ Stuffed Lentil Paratha
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 8-10 parathas
 
Ingredients
  • Wheat Flour – 2 cups
  • Salt – 2 tsp
  • Oil – 2 tsp
  • Water – to Mix For Filling:
  • Chana dal – 1 cup, (soaked for 3 hrs)
  • Green chillies – 4
  • Coriander – 2 tbsp, chopped
  • Amchur Powder – 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder – 1 tsp
  • Ginger – 1 inch
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala – ¼ tsp
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
  • Salt – 2 tsp
  • Ghee/oil to roast parathas.
  • Whole wheat to roll parathas
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, mix the flour with salt. Add the oil and add water little by little ( I added around ¾ cup of water) and knead everything till they begin to form as a soft and pliable dough.
  2. If the dough becomes sticky then add some flour. If it looks dry and crumbly, add some water and knead well.
  3. Cover the dough and let it rest for 20-30 mins. Preparing the chana dal stuffing:
  4. Wash and soak chana dal for 3-4 hours. Drain the excess water and grind it in two pulses (coarse mixture). Do not grind it to a fine paste. You can even grind the chillies and ginger with the mixture.
  5. Add amchur powder, Chopped coriander leaves, red chilli powder, garam masala, salt, coriander powder, green chillies, ginger and turmeric powder. Mix well and keep it aside. For parathas:
  6. Pinch the dough and take big lemon sized dough and roll in between your palms.
  7. Then on dusted flour, roll it out to a small circle with a rolling pin.
  8. Now add the chana dal filling in the center of the rolled out dough. Bring the edges together and join them in the center.
  9. Just tap the center and it would look like a neat stuffed ball.
  10. In a dusted rolling board, use a rolling pin to roll the stuffed dough ball gently to a 6" disc of ½" thickness Make sure not to break them. If some chana dal pieces come out, it is fine. But it should not totally come out.
  11. Heat a tawa or a pan, put the rolled chana dal paratha. When you see some bubbles on paratha, Apply some oil or ghee and flip it. And apply some oil and ghee and fry the other side also. You would see some brown spots. It is perfect and try following the same procedure and do the rest of the parathas.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/chana-dal-paratha-stuffed-lentil-paratha/