Spinach Paratha (palak ka paratha)

Name: Spinach Paratha (palak ka paratha)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat flour / all purpose flour (choice); 200-250 grams spinach /palak; 1-2 green chilies, finely chopped - optional; 1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain) optional; 2 tsp oil or ghee for kneading dough (choice); 4 tsp oil or ghee while folding the parathas (choice); to taste salt; 1 tsp red chilli flakes; 1 small onion finely chopped; oil or ghee (clarified butter) for frying the paratha

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

spinach paratha is an extremely easy task .
Regular use of spinach helps us to prevent iron deficiency and boosts our immunity. This is one of the best ways to include it in our diet since the leaves are lightly cooked and most nutrients are still preserved.

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

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Ingredients

2 cupswhole wheat flour / all purpose flour (choice)
200-250 gramsspinach /palak
1-2green chilies, finely chopped - optional
1/4 tspcarom seeds (ajwain) optional
2 tspoil or ghee for kneading dough (choice)
4 tspoil or ghee while folding the parathas (choice)
to tastesalt
1 tspred chilli flakes
1small onion finely chopped
oil or ghee (clarified butter) for frying the paratha

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Steps

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🌻Making Palak Puree: Rinse the spinach leaves very well in water. Drain them. 
Heat water and boil the spinach leaves in hot water for 5 to 7 minutes. 
Strain and let the cool completely then Puree the spinach in a blender.
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🌻Kneading Dough For Spinach paratha / Palak Paratha:
In a large bowl mix the whole wheat flour / all purpose flour with salt, carom seeds, green chili and finely chopped onion.  
Add the spinach puree and 2 tsp oil. Mix well. 
Add the required amount of water(do not add to much water) and make a smooth dough.
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🌻Rolling Palak Paratha:
Take a medium size ball from the dough. Roll the dough ball into a small circle. 
Spread some oil or ghee on the top of the rolled dough.  
Fold from both sides. Apply the oil or ghee on the folded side.(see in pictures)  
Again fold from one side. You will get a square shape. roll into a medium-sized paratha.(can see in pictures)
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🌻Making Palak Ka Paratha:
Place the paratha on a hot nonstick pan or tawa.
Once you see some bubbles on the paratha and then flip it. 
Drizzle some oil or ghee on the top side.  When the second side is half cooked then flip again. 
Again apply some oil or ghee on the top side (or second side). 
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Press the paratha edges with the spatula or back of a spoon so that the paratha cooks evenly from all sides. You can flip a couple of times for even cooking.
Cook palak ka paratha till they are crisp and brown from both sides. Make all palak paratha this way.  Serve the palak paratha hot with dal, vegetable, yogurt or pickle.