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Aloo Paratha (Potato Stuffed Flatbread)

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Delicious flatbread stuffed with a spicy potato mixture. This is a popular North Indian breakfast which is great any time of the day!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE DOUGH:
  • 1-½ cup Flour, Plus Additional For Dusting
  • ¾ cups Warm Water
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Oil
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  • FOR THE POTATO MIXTURE:
  • 1 whole Red Onion
  • ½ cups Coriander (Cilantro) Leaves
  • 2 whole Green Chilies
  • 3 whole Russet Potatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Crushed Coriander Seeds
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 3 Tablespoons Oil

Preparation

Mix the flour with warm water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 Tablespoon oil. Make sure the dough is not too soft and stretchy after mixing. You can add more flour/water so it is pliable enough. Cover and keep the dough aside.

Chop the onion, coriander and green chilies really fine. Peel, boil and (once they are boiled soft) mash the potatoes with salt. Then add the onion, chilies, coriander leaves, coriander seeds and lemon juice. Mix well. Divide the mixture into portions (3 tablespoons each).

Divide the dough into small balls (around 2 tablespoons of dough). Roll the dough into a thick disc and place the portions of potato mixture in the center. Fold the dough around the mixture, seal well, dust with flour and use gentle pressure to roll it flat and as thin as you can. Make sure none of the mixture comes out of the dough. You will know when to stop rolling. Repeat until you have enough parathas (or you run out of dough/potatoes).

Heat the tava/pan, coat with oil. You can also use olive oil spray here.

Place the paratha on the hot surface and add a little oil. Heat until it is golden brown and develops brown spots. Then flip it over, add a little more oil and cook until that side is done. Repeat this for all the parathas.

If you are not serving them right away, keep them covered in a cloth and place a lid over them so they stay soft and fresh. Makes 6-7 parathas.

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lindseymoonlawson on 3.31.2011

I just fixed these and they are FABULOUS!!! Thanks for the recipe! :)

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deepsreddy@everydaydelightful on 11.19.2010

@aainbrazil…thank you for your excellent review. I never tried freezing these (i hardly ever have any left overs with these) but it is good to know we have that option now.

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aainmexico on 11.18.2010

Just thought I would comment that after making these I had one left, so I froze it to see if it could be doubled and saved for later. I’m happy to report that it froze and reheated in the oven just fine. Not quite as crispy as fresh made but good enough!

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Linda on 11.16.2010

Wow! Looks great. I will be venturing to make it soon … it will be a first for me but I’m up for it.

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abbylyn on 11.16.2010

This sounds delicious! I’d have to leave the chilies out, as I’m allergic, but I think it would still be good!

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beanjelly on 12.21.2010

Made some of these last night and they were fantastic! Like the previous reviewer, I will be making a few changes the next time I make these.

I will also cut back on the salt in the potato mixture, and I also ended up with waaaaay too much potato for the amount of dough I made.

I used red onion, fresh cilantro and a green chili and minced it in the food processor. It made the potatoes a beautiful purple/green color!

I can’t wait to make these again–with a few changes, they’re going to be awesome!

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aainmexico on 11.17.2010

This lovely bread looked so good I just had to make it tonight. My husband is traveling so I figured I would give it a go for just the kid and I as a “practice round”. Glad I did! It was a bit of trouble to figure out how it worked. This is a recipe that really could have benefited from step by step photos a la Ree!

OK, so first I couldn’t find chilis so I decided I would have to go without. I am sorry for it, while it tasted fine the chili would have added a lot of flavor. Also the recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of salt in the potato mixture – I think I’d cut that in about half it was way too salty for my taste.

Second, I ended up with about twice as much potato as I did dough. Perhaps I was not rolling mine thin enough, but using approximately 2 tablespoons of dough to 3 tablespoons of potato mixture didn’t seem to work out correctly for me. Next time I will double the dough.

As for tips, I will say it was easier than it sounds. The dough held together well and was easy to work with. I found that, after I folded the dough around the potato mixture and sealed it, it helped if I turned the ball over (seam side down) before rolling it out. Also, the bread puffed a little once it was in the pan, which helped me judge when to flip it.

At any rate, do give these a go! They were fun and surprisingly easy. And, of course, very tasty although as I said I may opt to look for some tweaks just to make it that much better, since I can’t get all the ingredients in my local markets.

Well done and thanks for sharing!

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