Daal paratha

DAAL PARATHA RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Wheat flour
• 2 tsp Oil
• Salt To Taste
• For the filling
• 1/2 cup Yellow moong dal
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 pinch Turmeric powder
• 1 pinch Asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 2 tsp Oil
• Salt To Taste
• Oil As needed

Preparation:

• Sieve the wheat flour and knead to a soft dough by adding enough water. Keep aside.
• Soak moong dal for one hour. Wash and drain all the water.
• Cook the moong dal 1 cup of water.
• Heat oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds, asafoetida. Fry till they pop up. Add the cooked dal, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well.
• Cook until the dal mixture is dry. Let it cool.
• Take some portion of dough , make a small puri. Put some moong dal stuffing in center. Close from all sides and roll again into thick, round paratha.
• Heat a tawa ( griddle), put the daal ka paratha and cook on both sides by adding some oil.
• Serve daal paratha hot with curry.