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Diet parathas recipe | paratha for weight loss | paratha recipe for diet

Author Nehas Cook Book
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Meal, one pot meal
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 paratha for each dough

Ingredients
 

For green chilli paste for all parathas

  • 4-5 spicy green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 6-7 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds

For dudhi paratha

  • 1 cup grated dudhi
  • 1 tbsp green chilli-ginger-garlic paste
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • ¼ tsp ajwain
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp red chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp lemon
  • ¼ cup jowar flour
  • ¼ cup bajra flour
  • ¼ cup besan
  • Ghee for roasting

For kala chana paratha

  • ½ cup soaked kala chana
  • Some coriander leaves stems
  • Some curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp water or as required
  • 1 tbsp green chilli-ginger-garlic paste
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • ½ tsp red chilli flakes
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • 2 tbsp curd
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ¼ cup jowar flour
  • ¼ cup bajra flour
  • Salt to taste
  • Ghee for roasting

For palak paratha

  • 1 cup chopped palak leaves
  • 2-3 garlic cloves
  • 1 pieces paneer
  • 2 green chilli
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ cup curd
  • ½ tsp red chilli flakes
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • ¼ cup jowar flour
  • ¼ cup bajra flour
  • ¼ cup besan
  • Garnish with sesame seeds
  • Ghee for roasting

For masala paratha

  • ¼ cup jowar flour
  • ¼ cup bajra flour
  • ¼ cup besan
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp red chilli flakes
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes
  • ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp green chilli-ginger-garlic paste
  • 4 tbsp curd or as required
  • Ghee for roasting

Instructions

Making green chilli–ginger–garlic paste

  • In a mixer jar, add 4–5 spicy green chillies, 1 inch ginger, 6–7 garlic cloves, and 1 tsp cumin seeds. Grind it into a coarse paste without adding water. Keep it aside.

Making dudhi paratha

  • Take medium-sized dudhi pieces, remove the skin, and grate them using a large-hole grater. You will need 1 cup of grated dudhi.
  • Then, in the grated dudhi, add 1 tbsp green chilli–ginger–garlic paste, ½ cup coriander leaves, ¼ tsp ajwain, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp sesame seeds, salt to taste, 1 tsp red chilli flakes, and 1 tsp lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Add ¼ cup jowar flour, ¼ cup bajra flour, and ¼ cup besan. Mix well and knead a soft dough.
  • Take a small portion of the dough. Wet a nylon cloth, place the dough ball on it, and spread it with wet fingers to make the paratha.
  • Heat a tawa and spread a little ghee. Place the paratha on the tawa, remove the wet cloth, and roast it with ghee on medium-high flame until it turns slightly brown on both sides.
  • Dudhi paratha is ready. Serve with curd.

Making kala chana paratha

  • In a mixer jar, add ½ cup soaked kala chana, some coriander stems, some curry leaves, and 2 tbsp water. Grind it coarsely.
  • Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and add 1 tbsp green chilli–ginger–garlic paste, ¼ cup chopped onion, ¼ cup coriander leaves, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp sesame seeds, ½ tsp red chilli flakes, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp chaat masala, 2 tbsp curd, and 1 tsp lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Add ¼ cup jowar flour and ¼ cup bajra flour. Mix well and knead a soft dough.
  • Take a small portion of the dough. Wet a nylon cloth, place the dough ball on it, and spread it with wet fingers to make the paratha.
  • Heat a tawa and spread a little ghee. Place the paratha on the tawa, remove the wet cloth, and roast it with ghee on medium-high flame until it turns slightly brown on both sides.
  • Kala chana paratha is ready. Serve with curd.

Making palak paratha

  • In a mixer jar, add 1 cup chopped palak leaves, 2–3 garlic cloves, a piece of paneer, 2 green chillies, ¼ cup coriander leaves, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, and ¼ cup curd. Grind it into a paste.
  • Transfer the paste to a bowl and add ½ tsp red chilli flakes, ½ tsp oregano, 1 tsp sesame seeds, and salt. Mix well.
  • Add ¼ cup jowar flour, ¼ cup bajra flour, and ¼ cup besan. Mix well and knead a soft dough.
  • Take a small portion of the dough. Wet a nylon cloth, place the dough ball on it, and spread it with wet fingers to make the paratha.
  • Heat a tawa and spread a little ghee. Place the paratha on the tawa, remove the wet cloth, and roast it with ghee on medium-high flame until it turns slightly brown on both sides.
  • Palak paratha is ready. Serve with curd.

Making masala paratha

  • In a mixing bowl, add ¼ cup jowar flour, ¼ cup bajra flour, ¼ cup besan, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp red chilli flakes, ½ tsp turmeric powder, salt to taste, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp sesame seeds, ¼ cup chopped onion, ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves, 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes, and 1 tbsp green chilli–ginger–garlic paste. Mix well.
  • Add 4 tbsp curd and knead a soft dough.
  • Take a small portion of the dough. Wet a nylon cloth, place the dough ball on it, and spread it with wet fingers to make the paratha.
  • Heat a tawa and spread a little ghee. Place the paratha on the tawa, remove the wet cloth, and roast it with ghee on medium-high flame until it turns slightly brown on both sides.
  • Masala paratha is ready. Serve with curd.

Notes

  • Proportion of 3 flours should be same.
  • Knead soft dough for paratha
  • Roast paratha on medium-high flame.