Mooli Paratha

Ingredients for Mooli Paratha Recipe: 

Grated Mooli – 1 cup
Onion – 1 (small) (finely chopped)
Grated ginger (adrak) – 1 tsp
Green Chillies – 1-2 (finely chopped)
Red chilli powder (Lal Mirch) – 1/4 tsp
Chaat masala – 1/2 tsp
Dry mango powder (Amchur powder) – 1 tsp
Coriander leaves (dhaniya patti) – 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Salt – As per taste
Oil/Ghee – For shallow frying
Butter – For garnishing

How to make Mooli Paratha:

1. Squeeze the grated ginger and reserve the water for kneading the dough.
2. Now mix together the squeezed grated mooli, onions, green chillies, grated ginger and all masalas. Do not add salt at this time.
3. Now pinch a small portion of the dough and roll it into a circular shaped disc of 3″ dia.
4. Spread 1 tsp ghee/oil evenly on the disc.
5. Place a spoon-full of the filling mixture in the centre of the disc.Sprinkle a pinch of salt.
6. Now bring all the edges and together on top and press it sealing it completely and make a small disc.
7. Dust the disc with some flour and applying gentle pressure, roll the disc into a paratha.
8. Place the paratha on a hot tawa/pan.
9. When the paratha starts to fluff up a bit, flip the paratha and let it cook till brown spots appears.
10. Now spread ghee/oil evenly on the top surface and flip the paratha.
11. Cook by pressing the paratha in circular motion until cooked.
12. Apply ghee/oil on the second side and cook till it turns crisp.
13. Mooli paratha is ready! Serve it with green chutney, curd or pickle.

Footnotes:

*Kneading the dough in the squeezed mooli extract lends the paratha its authentic taste.

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