Spinach Paratha

A very healthy and tasty spinach/palak paratha or rotti !

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
Spinach leaves - a bunch
Water - 1.5 cups
Salt- as required
Oil - 3 teaspoon
Ajwain seeds/ omam - 1 teaspoon
Green chilli - 2 no.s
Asafoetida powder - as required


METHOD:

1. Wash spinach leaves well. In a vessel add 1.5 cups of water and boil it. Add spinach leaves to that, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes without covering with lid .

2. Filter the water and keep it aside. Do not throw away for the water . You can use it later to knead the dough. Now grind the spinach leaves with green chilli in to puree without adding any water.

3. In a bowl, take wheat flour. Add salt, oil, ajwain seeds and asafoetida powder and mix well.

4. Now add spinach puree and the filtered water from step 2 and make a smooth dough.

5. Take a lemon sized ball of dough and flatten it using roller pin.

6. Apply ghee or oil above the flattened dough. Now cover it on both sides(top and bottom) as shown in below pic.

7. Now cover the left and right side to form a square shaped dough.

8. Apply some wheat flour and flatten them again using roller pin. Heat tawa and cook the paratha on both sides applying ghee/oil.

9. Serve withe plain yogurt/curd and pickle.

SEE ALSO: Aloo /potato paratha, Cabbage Paratha , Rice flour Adai