Recipe: This super-delicious aloo paratha has a sabudana twist
The stuffed flatbread with a spicy filling of mashed potatoes might have its origins in Punjab, but its popularity is growing across the country
Aloo paratha is a comfort food for many. The stuffed flatbread with a spicy filling of mashed potatoes might have its origins in Punjab, but its popularity is growing across the country as it's quick to make, convenient to consume and can even be eaten on the go (roll it in an aluminium foil and relish it while you commute).
Team it with spicy chutney, pickle, chopped onion or refreshing curd, aloo paratha tastes divine with any accompaniment. (Also read: Can potatoes help you lose weight? Here's what a nutritionist says). We all know there is very little preparation that goes in making a yummy aloo paratha.
All you need to do is boil some potatoes, mash them, add a little bit of chopped onions and chilli to it, flavour it with your favourite spices and herbs and then stuff this filling in a dough ball made of atta (whole wheat), salt, ajwain and water. Roll it in circular shape and cook from both sides using a bit of oil.
Sabudana Aloo Paratha:
Prep time - 30 mins (requires 4 hr soaking)
Cooking time - 20 mins
Makes 6 parathas
Ingredients:
Sabudana - ½ cup + 3tbsp
Water - 1¼ cup
Potato (boiled & mashed) - 1cup
Sendha namak (rock salt) - to taste
Roasted cumin - 1½ tsp
Green chillies chopped - 1no
Roasted peanuts (finely crushed) - 3tbsp
Coriander chopped (optional) - handful
Butter paper/Plastic shoot - 2nos
Oil - for light greasing
Ghee - for shallow frying
Method:
* Soak some sabudana in a bowl and keep it aside for 4-6 hours.
* Take out the sabudana in a tray and add grated boiled potatoes to it.
* Add sendha namak, jeera, chopped green chilli.
* Take some more sabudana (unsoaked) and grind it to form powder. This will help bind the paratha. Add it to the mix.
* Take roasted peanut, cashew or almond to it and grind it coarse. Mash all the ingredients together and convert it into a dough.
* Divide the dough into small balls.
* Take butter paper and spread some oil on it. Take one ball and spread it with the help of your fingers in circular shape. Don't make it too thin or leave it thick. Try to shape it like a paratha.
