Healthy and tasty parathas with stuffing of yellow moong dal in it. The stuffing gets ready very quickly. We have seasoned the stuffing with basic spices and you can always experiment and adjust the spices and their quantity as per your taste
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In a wide bowl, combine wheat flour, salt & oil and prepare a soft and smooth dough adding water gradually. Cover and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.
For the Stuffing
Soak dal in enough water for 15-20 minutes. Pressure cook ¼ cup moong dal in ¾ cup water for 1 whistles on high flame. Reduce the flame and then cook for 8-10 minutes.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add mustard seeds. Once they crackle add cumin seeds, green chili, hing and cooked dal. Mix well.
Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, chaat masala, amchur and salt and mix till everything gets blended well and excess water and moisture has been absorbed from the stuffing.
In the end add chopped coriander leaves, mix and remove from flame. Before dividing the stuffing into equal portions, remove chilli pieces.
Making Parathas
Before starting to make parathas, knead the dough well. If needed, use ½ teaspoon oil and knead till it becomes smooth and soft.
Divide the dough and stuffing into equal parts and make balls out of it. This will make 3 parathas.
Dust a little flour and roll out the dough into a small circle.
Keep stuffing in the centre, gather all the corners and seal the dough with the stuffing inside. Press it down gently to flatten it.
Dust a little four and roll it again very gently, so that stuffing doesn’t come out.
Heat a tawa/non stick pan and place the paratha.
Cook the paratha using little oil/butter/ghee till golden brown spots appears on both sides.