Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Wheat Flour
- 0.33 cup Onion
- 1.5 cup Carrot
- 1.0 tsp Ginger
- 1.0 Green Chilli
- 12.0 Curry Leaves
- 0.33 cup Coriander Leaves
- 4.0 tbsp Butter
- 0.25 tsp Salt
- 0.25 cup Water
Cooking Steps
- Rinse and then peel 2 medium sized carrots.
- Grate the carrots and place aside.
- Finely chop onion, ginger, curry leaves, green chili and coriander leaves. Keep all the ingredients ready for the parathas.
- Add 1.5 cups of whole wheat flour into a thali or mixing bowl.
- Add ¼ teaspoon salt or as required.
- Now add 1.5 cups grated carrots (gajar), ⅓ cup finely chopped onions, ⅓ cup of chopped coriander leaves, 1 chopped green chilli, 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger along with 15 chopped curry leaves.
- Mix everything very well with your finger tips.
- Soon the carrots will start leaving moisture.
- Pour ¼ cup of water or as required. Since carrots leave moisture add water wisely.
- Begin to gather the mixture and start kneading to a smooth dough.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon of ghee on the dough.
- Knead till you get a soft and smooth dough. In case the dough gets sticky then add some flour and knead again.
- Cover the dough with a linen cloth or lid.
- Allow the dough to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Make small to medium sized balls from the dough.
- Dust some flour on the ball. Alternatively you can place the ball in a box containing whole wheat flour.
- Begin to roll with a rolling pin (belan). while rolling dust some flour if required.
- Roll into medium sized rotis or rounds.
- Place the rolled paratha on a hot tava or griddle. Keep the flame to medium-high or high. Don’t roast the paratha on a low flame as then they will become hard or dense.
- When one side is partly cooked or about ¼ cooked then flip the paratha using tongs or a spatula.
- Spread some ghee or oil on the partly cooked side.
- Flip again with the help of tongs or spatula. You will see some brown spots on the parathas. Apply some ghee or oil to this side too.
- Flip the paratha a couple of times. Also press the edges of the paratha with a spatula so they are cooked evenly from all sides.
- Once the parathas are roasted and cooked well, remove the parathas. Similarly prepare the remaining parathas.
- You can stack and keep the parathas warm in a casserole. Or you can also Serve the carrot paratha while they are hot or warm with pickle or raita or plain yogurt or butter.
- They will taste good without any accompaniment also. You can also serve them as a tea time snack with a cup of hot tea.
- It can also be packed in a tiffin box or lunch box.