Bihari Makuni Paratha

Name: Bihari Makuni Paratha
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup makuni (roasted chickpea flour, sattu) (about 120 grams); 1 onion, finely chopped; 6 green chilies, finely chopped; 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain); 1 stuffed red chili pickle (use the masala from the pickle); 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon mustard oil (to mix into the makuni filling); 2 cups whole wheat flour (about 260 grams); 1/2 cup vegetable oil, or as needed for cooking the parathas

Ajita Srivastava @cook_29174649

Deoria, Uttar Pradesh

Makuni is a famous recipe from Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It's very healthy, packed with fiber, iron, and calcium. It tastes delicious and also helps with digestion. Today, I made Makuni (roasted chickpea flour) parathas, which turned out very tasty.

Ajita Srivastava @cook_29174649

Deoria, Uttar Pradesh

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Ingredients

50 minutes

Serves 4 servings

1 cupmakuni (roasted chickpea flour, sattu) (about 120 grams)
1onion, finely chopped
6green chilies, finely chopped
6garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tablespoonscilantro, finely chopped
1 teaspooncarom seeds (ajwain)
1stuffed red chili pickle (use the masala from the pickle)
1/2lemon, juiced
1 teaspoonsalt
1 tablespoonmustard oil (to mix into the makuni filling)
2 cupswhole wheat flour (about 260 grams)
1/2 cupvegetable oil, or as needed for cooking the parathas

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Steps

50 minutes

1

Finely chop the onion, garlic, green chilies, and cilantro. In a large bowl, add the makuni (roasted chickpea flour), then mix in the chopped onion, green chilies, garlic, cilantro, carom seeds, salt, pickle masala, lemon juice, and mustard oil. Mix everything well to make the makuni filling.
2

Sift the whole wheat flour into a large mixing bowl. Gradually add water and knead to make a soft dough. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes. Divide the dough into large balls, shape each into a cup, and fill with the makuni stuffing. Gently spread the dough around the filling.
3

Roll out the stuffed dough balls into parathas. Heat a skillet (tawa) on the stove. Once hot, place a paratha on it and cook, flipping as needed.
4

Brush both sides with oil and cook until golden brown. Prepare all the parathas in the same way.
5

Your delicious Bihari Makuni Parathas are ready. Serve hot on a plate with chokha, chutney, or curry. These parathas are very tasty and healthy.