Thursday, April 21, 2016

Mughlai Paratha



There are many contributions of Mughals, among one among them is the food that they have passed on as their legacy. This street food is popular in the streets of Kolkata and Bangladesh but is quite rare in the other parts of India. One must definitely cook this dish to relish its heavenly taste. Among many Mughlai dishes, this also holds an important place.

It is easy to make.

Preparation time 25-35 minutes

Ingredients

1.  Eggs (4)

2. Whole wheat flour (4 cups)

3. Oil for frying the parathas

4. 2 Cups of water to knead the dough

5. 4 Onions finely chopped

6. Black-pepper Powder

7. Red Chilli Powder (a pinch)

8. Salt

Method

1. Take the wheat flour, add 2 Tbsp of oil, mix it and knead it well into soft sticky dough

2. Divide the dough into as many possible medium rounds

3. Heat the tawa in a stove and add half a bowl (small) of oil and allow it to heat on a medium flame.

4. In the mean time in a bowl break the eggs, add onion, red chilli powder black pepper powder and salt. whisk it thoroughly

5. Take one of the divided doughs and roll it into a square

6. 

Pour the whisked egg on the dough and seal it over from four ways towards the centre with their ends overlapping







7.

Place the roti with egg stuffing carefully into the tawa with hot oil







8. Cook it on a medium flame for sometimes, then toss it over and fry the other side till it turns golden brown

9. Cut into 4 pieces and serve it with yogurt or ketchup





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