Moong Dal & Spring Onion Paratha (Dal Paratha)

Name: Moong Dal & Spring Onion Paratha (Dal Paratha)
Total time: 900 s
Yield: Makes 3 parathas
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/ 2 cup whole wheat flour; 1/2 tsp oil for moin; Salt to taste; 1/4 cup yellow moong dal, soaked for 2 hours; 1/4 cup spring onion, cleaned, washed & finely chopped; 1/4 tsp ginger, grated; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp coriander - cumin seeds powder; 1 pinch asafoetida; 1 tsp coriander, chopped; Salt to taste; Ghee / oil to cook the parathas

Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

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A healthy & nutritious breakfast recipe. A wholesome & satiating dish that nobody can resist .

These parathas are very popular in North India where winters are very cold . Usually served with pickles , these parathas make it a scrumptious & versitile meal . Not only the yellow moong dal lends fiber & protein to these parathas but spring onion gives it an exciting crunch to these flavourful parathas .

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@sai123

#ga24
#Malaysia
#moong dal - ingredient 1
#springonion - ingredient 2

A healthy & nutritious breakfast recipe. A wholesome & satiating dish that nobody can resist .

Cooksnap
@sai123

Bina Samir Telivala @Bina_Samir

#ga24
#Malaysia
#moong dal - ingredient 1
#springonion - ingredient 2

A healthy & nutritious breakfast recipe. A wholesome & satiating dish that nobody can resist .

Cooksnap
@sai123

#ga24
#Malaysia
#moong dal - ingredient 1
#springonion - ingredient 2

A healthy & nutritious breakfast recipe. A wholesome & satiating dish that nobody can resist .

Cooksnap
@sai123

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Ingredients

15 minutes

Makes 3 parathas

For the dough : 👇
1/ 2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tspoil for moin
Salt to taste
For stuffing : 👇
1/4 cupyellow moong dal, soaked for 2 hours
1/4 cupspring onion, cleaned, washed & finely chopped
1/4 tspginger, grated
1green chilli, finely chopped
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
1/2 tspcoriander - cumin seeds powder
1 pinchasafoetida
1 tspcoriander, chopped
Salt to taste
Ghee / oil to cook the parathas

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Dough : Combine whole wheat flour, oil & salt with your fingertips. Add water to make a soft dough. Cover & rest the dough for 10 minutes.
2

Stuffing. : Take enough water in a pan, add salt & boil it. Drain the water from the dal & add it to the boiling water. Cook the dal for 8 - 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
3

Drain the dal in a strainer. Mash the dal lightly with a potato masher.
4

Add spring onion, grated ginger, chopped green chillies,, coriander, red chilli powder, coriander - cumin seeds powder, garam masala & mix well.
5

How to proceed : Divide the dough into 3 equal portions. Take 1 portion & roll it into a 3 inch diameter circle, using dry rice flour.
6

Place 1 portion of the stuffing in the centre & bring all the sides in the centre & seal tightly.
7

Roll out again into a 4 inch diameter circle, using dry rice flour.
8

Heat a tawa & cook the parathas on both sides, using ghee, till golden spots appear on both the sides.
9

Repeat to make the rest of the parathas the same way.
10

Serve the parathas immediately.