Moong dal paratha...2

 

Moong dal paratha

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Moong dal paratha

These Paratha's are very tasty and flavorful. They are rich in proteins too.

Very simple and easily available ingredients at home. You can have it for Breakfast, carry it in Tiffin, Traval etc.

This is a traditional Rajasthani recipe.

Ingredients...

*Split yellow Moong dal...1 Cup

1 Cup...150 ml

*Wheat flour.... 2 cups

*Salt... 2 tsp

*Red chilli powder... 1 tsp

*Turmeric powder... 1/2 tsp

*Green chillies... 3... finely chopped

*Chopped coriander... 2 tbspn

*Grated ginger... 1 tsp

*Asafoetida powder... 1/4 tsp

*Oil for adding in dough... 1 tbspn

*Oil for roasting Paratha... 1/4 Cup

Method...

*Wash and soak the Moong dal, in sufficient water for 2 hours.

After 2 hours, just press the dal by fingers, if you can break it , it is ready.

Drain the water and keep it aside.

*Now take this dal in another wide pan, add Oil for dough, salt, Red chilli powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida powder, grated ginger, chopped green chillies and coriander. Mix properly.

* Now add wheat flour in the above dal mix, make a dough using water and gradually. Knead the dough for 5 minutes.

Keep this dough covered for 15 minutes.

*After 15 minutes, once again knead dough and apply 2 tsp Oil if necessary.

*Divide this dough in 12 equal balls.

*Roll the paratha by using a wheat flour, you can roll as much thin as you want. It should be 5..6" in diameter.

*Heat the iron tawa, place this Paratha and roast it dry from both the sides.

Then apply 1/2 tsp Oil on both sides and roast till pink in colour.

Gas flame should be medium.

In this way prepare all the Paratha.

*Serve with Pickle, Curd, Chutney.

Here I have served with Sweet Mango pickle and Potato onion raita.