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Aloo ka bharta recipe | batata bharta recipe | laccha paratha recipe | thali recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

For aloo ka bharta

  • 3 medium size or 350 grm boiled potatoes
  • 5-6 spicy green chilli
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • ½ cup peanuts
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • Pinch of hing
  • Some curry leaves
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ cup chopped methi leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Some coriander leaves

For laccha paratha

  • Leftover roti dough
  • Salt to taste
  • Grated ginger
  • Finely chopped green chilli
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves
  • Chaat masala
  • Maida for dusting
  • Ghee for spreading and roasting

Instructions

Making aloo ka bharta

  • Prick boiled potatoes with a fork and roast them on low to medium flame. Keep it aside. (refer to video).
  • Now in a mortal-pestal, add green chilli, garlic cloves, cumin seeds and salt. crush it into a coarse paste.
  • Then add peanuts into mortal-pestal and crush it slightly. Keep it aside.
  • Now in a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, and curry leaves and saute it.
  • Then add the chilli-garlic paste and saute it.
  • Now add chopped onion and saute it till it is translucent.
  • Then add turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Now add methi leaves and saute till it becomes slightly soft.
  • Then add crushed peanuts and mix well.
  • Now crushed roasted potatoes by hand, also add salt and mix well.
  • Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes, so masala flavour absorb in it.
  • Switch off the gas, and add lemon juice and some coriander leaves. Mix well.
  • Aloo bharta is ready.

Making laccha paratha

  • For leftover roti dough, take medium size ball and flatten it between your palm.
  • Now dust with dry flour and roll into a 10-12 inch diameter circle. Apply 1 teaspoon of melted ghee or oil on top and sprinkle grated ginger, chopped green chilli, coriander leaves, chaat masala and some dry flour.
  • Now start folding and pleating all the way. Then by holding two ends, swing and tap on the board to stretch it slightly.
  • Then roll into a spiral like a swiss roll. Make all the rolls similarly.
  • Now dust one roll and using a rolling pin roll into a 6-inch diameter circle.
  • Roast the paratha on hot tawa using ghee till both sides have golden brown spots
  • Once done remove it from the tawa. Now carefully, crunch it slightly using your hands to separate the layers.
  • Serve laccha paratha with aloo bharta

Notes

For aloo bharta
  • Prick the boiled potato slightly so it will properly roast.
  • Turn and roast the potato on medium flame.
  • Crushed peanuts give a nutty flavor to bharta.
  • Aloo bharta tastes great when it is slightly spicy.
For laccha paratha
  • Using maida flour for dusting gives a white and perfect texture to paratha.
  • Apply ghee on roll roti to sperate paratha layers.
  • spread some dry flour to separate the layers with each other.