Mom’s Matar Paratha
Mom’s traditional recipe of making green peas stuffed flatbreads. Perfect food for winters.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Green peas
- 3 Tbsps Oil
- 1 Pc Bay leaf
- 1 Tsp Ginger - grated
- 1 Tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/4 Tsp Hing
- 1 Tbsp White sesame seeds
- 2-3 Pcs Green chillies - minced remove seeds for less heat
- 1/2 Tsp Fresh turmeric or powder
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 Tsp Black rock salt
- 1 Tsp Red chilli powder
- 1 Tsp Roasted cumin powder
- 1 Tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 Tsp Garam masala
- 1/4 Cup Coriander leaves - chopped
- 1 Tsp Amchur powder
- 1.5 Cups Khapli flour or any whole wheat flour
- Oil or ghee for cooking the parathas
Instructions
- Make a soft dough of 1.5 cups flour with required water and a pinch of salt. Rest the dough for at least 15 mins.
- Peel 1 cup green peas (measurement is after peeling the peas) and crush the pearls in a chopper. Don’t add any water.
- Heat 3 tbsps oil in an iron kadhai (or any cooking pan). Add in 1 bay leaf, 1/4 tsp hing, 1 tsp grated ginger, 2-3 minced green chillies, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tbsp white sesame seeds. Let it all sizzle for a minute. Mix in the crushed peas and let it cook for 12-15 mins or until the peas are fragrant and looked cooked. Cook it on medium flame only and stir frequently.
- Add in 1/2 tsp grated fresh turmeric or turmeric powder, salt to taste, 1/4 tsp black rock salt , 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp roasted cumin powder and 1/2 tsp garam masala. Finish it off with 1/4 chopped coriander leaves and 1 tsp amchur powder. Switch off the flame and let it cool down to room temperature. Remove the bay leaf.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal parts (reduce the number to 6 if you like thicker parathas). Roll one part into a small circle. Brush a little ghee or oil and place the cooked peas mixture in between and fold the edges bringing it together into a ball shape. Flatten it by hand and roll it in a circle of 7” diameter using hands or rolling pin.
- Heat griddle and roast it from both sides using oil or ghee (I used ghee). Repeat with all.
- Serve hot with accompaniments. Enjoy!!!