Fresh Green Spinach Paratha / खमंग पालकाचा पराठा / Palak paratha

Hi,

The colour of this paratha is so refreshing that you feel ' Go green' ;)

Preparation time: 10 min

Cooking time:5 min

Ingredients:

Fresh spinach leaves

green chillies as per taste

1/2 T spoon Turmeric

garlic cloves

Salt to taste

1/2 T spoon Sugar

Wheat flour

Jowar flour

Rice flour

1 T spoon Cumin powder

1 T spoon Coriander powder

Procedure:

1. Wash the spinach leaves nicely and cook in pressure cooker.( as per your cooker decide the whistles and time). Spinach should be well cooked in order to get mashed well.
2. Once cooker is cooled down, pour cold water on cooked spinach.
3. Drain water and keep aside, we will use it while kneading dough.
4. Grind the green chillies, garlic in mixer to a coarse mixture. Not very fine paste.
5. Grind the cooked spinach iin mixer well. It should become a smooth fine paste.
6. Pour the spinach paste in mixing bowl. Put chilli-garlic paste.
7. Add enough wheat flour( as per your quantity of spinach), jowar flour. Wheat flow should be maximum in quantity. Jowar flour should be just like , if one cup wheat flour is used 2 T spoon of jowar flour.
8. Be careful while adding wheat flour, since if flour becomes more, you will loose the spinach flavour. So keep on adding little bit if needed.
9. Add salt, cumin powder,turmeric,sugar,coriander powder.
10. Knead well. And make a proper dough. Spinach, flours should be mixed well.
11. Cover it with a pan/ cotton cloth for 10-15 min.
12. Dust with rice flour while making parathas.Roll into medium thick parathas and roast well both the sides. Apply little oil. Roast till little golden brown colour appears.

Happy eating!!!!!