Potato Paratha with a twist.
I had a lot of mint at home and wanted to use it in a different way other than preparing chutney and pulav. Earlier I have made parathas too, grinding pudina, coriander and green chillies. So I wanted to try something new and came up with this idea of mixing it with the potato stuffing for the aloo paratha. The result was amazing. Not only did it taste good but the fragrance of the mint took it to another level.
Ingredients for the Paratha Dough:
All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 1 cup
Whole Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 2 teaspoons
Ingredients for the stuffing:
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mint (Pudina) leaves - 1 cup, coarsely chopped
Potatoes, medium size - 3, boiled and mashed
Garam Masala Powder - as per taste
Salt - as per taste
Juice of half a lemon
Procedure:
1. Combine the ingredients to prepare the dough. Add enough water to form a ball of dough, knead a couple of times and keep it covered for an hour.
2. To prepare the stuffing, add the teaspoon of oil in a frying pan and let it heat for a minute. Now add the mint leaves and sautee it for a while until it is wilted. Remove the pan from the stove and keep it aside.
3. Now to the mashed potato add the mint leaves, the remaining ingredients for the stuffing and combine together thoroughly.
4. Divide the paratha dough into lemon size balls and the stuffing into smaller size balls. I got 5 balls of dough for the above measurement.
5. Now roll each ball of dough into a small circle and place one ball of the stuffing and cover it with the dough and roll it back again.
6. Meanwhile pre heat the griddle (tava) and once the tava is hot, cook the parathas on both the sides, by adding little oil.
7. Enjoy it with yogurt and/or your favorite pickle.
My Notes:
1. I usually use only whole wheat flour for preparing parathas. Recently I saw this combination of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, in a magazine. So I wanted to try it.
2. I grind coriander and green chilles and mix it with the the mashed potato to prepare potato paratha. This time I changed that too. The combination of mint, garam masala and the lemon juice was heavenly.
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Tags: all purpose flour, aloo paratha, garam masla, lemon juice, mint, potato, potato paratha, pudina paratha, whole wheat flour
June 5th, 2008 at 6:52 am
wow!!madhu thats an awesome idea…mint leaves do take any recipes to another level..very creative:)…looks delicious.
June 5th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Hi…
This is a nice aloo paratha. Looks so good. Never tried mint leaves in the stuffing. Should have a great aroma. YUM!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:48 am
nice minty variation for the aloo paratha…congrats for your award
June 5th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Beautiful parathas Madhu…I love mint
June 5th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Madhu, what a lovely pic of potatoes with the leaves. recipe looks dazzling. I love the flavour of mint in these parathas.
June 5th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I too make Parathas only with wheat flour and have never tried the combination of maida and wheat flour. Will try it next time. Did you find any difference by using maida ? I keep feeling that using maida decreases the nutrients and use it very rarely in my cooking. Let me know.
June 5th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Nice twist with mint Madhu
June 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am
mint, garam masala and lime juice … that sounds delicious!
June 5th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Hey…the first pic is too good.Gr8 idea of adding mint..the parathas look delicious..
June 5th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I have never made filled parathas.
Have been seeing them now a days.
With mint i can imagine the aroma.
Delicious.
June 5th, 2008 at 11:55 am
wow lovely idea…i like the first picture
June 5th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
i just loved all the pcitures in this post, crystal clear and beautiful…i am not very fond of mint flavor, but still, the pictures make me want it!
June 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Lovely parathas, Madhu! Your pictures are just awesome. I am planning to buy a good camera soon, any suggestions?
June 5th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Awesome paratha Madhu, love the mint inside, something fresh huhhh, good going and keep rocking!!!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Sounds too delicious madhu..
June 5th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I agree that the mint takes this to a new level… A friend of mine made it with quite a bit of mint and coriander and it was delicious.
June 6th, 2008 at 5:35 am
Beautiful touch of Mint, always makes me happy just to smell those Mints!:))
June 6th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Ranji, it did taste very different good.
Sukanya, yes the aroma was very appetizing.
Bhags, thank you very much.
Sunita, I too love mint, just for the smell.
Pritya duo, thank you very much.
Anjali, you are right, I also don’t use all purpose flour in my cooking except for baking. But I think it’s ok once in a while, because the parathas were very soft. As for the nutritional info. both wheat flour and maida have the same calorific value, carbohydrates and protein. The only difference is with respect to the fiber content. Some brands of whole wheat flour have upto 5gms per 1/4 cup serving, but all purpose flour has none.
Cham, Arundathi, Hetal thanks. Actually my husband started eating the stuffing even before I could make the parathas. So prepare the masala more, it’s so delicious.
HappyCook welcome to my blog. Yes the aroma was unbelievable.
Vanamala, JZ thank you. Food blogging is definitely making me a little creative.
Uma, thank you. I’ll send you a mail shortly.
Madhavi, Divya, Laavanya yes it was very good.
Ashaji, me too. More than eating the mint, I just love the smell. Can’t get enough of it.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
thanks for your wishes Madhu! Yes, I would be happy to share the award with you, dear!
June 6th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Hi Madhuram,
Thanks for dropping by. I love this paratha and your pictures. I can imagine the aroma that Mint would have let out, I love mint and try to use it as much as I can.
Thats true, the soup was so easy and delicious I am sure going to keep making it.
June 7th, 2008 at 1:54 am
Hi Madhuram,
That’s a great and creative idea!!Beautiful Parathas Madhu!!!!
June 7th, 2008 at 9:04 am
nice picture of potato and mint leaves. I liked the golden spot of light falling on the potato.
June 8th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Medhaa thanks for dropping by too.
Sireesha, welcome to my blog and thank you very much.
Roma, thank you very much.
June 30th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Thanks Madhu accka for this recipe. I am going give this recipe a try today, we’ll see what my parents have to say. *crosses her fingers*
I love your recipes by the way, they all look fantastic. My Ammah is always complaining about what to make, it seems like that is not even an issue at your house with all your ideas.
June 30th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
@sivajini: Thank you very much dear Sivajini for your words of appreciation. I’m also keeping my fingers crossed, so let me know how the parathas turn out and also your parents’ reaction.