Time
60 min
Serving
4 persons
Calories
0
In India winter is the time for fresh green peas, but still fresh peas are available in the market in any season. So you can give a try making these parathas. ake one step clother to know more about Indian meals.
Ingredients
- salt: 2 pinch
- asafoetida: 1 pinch
- green chili pepper: 1 piece
- coriander leaves: 1.5 Tbsp
- flour: 1 Tbsp
- cumin seed: 1 tsp
- peas: 130 g
- water: 0.5 cup
- vegetable oil: 2 Tbsp
- flour: 200 g
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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First take whole wheat flour, salt and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl or pan. Mix very well. Then add water and begin to knead. Add more water, if required while kneading.
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Knead to a soft and smooth dough. Cover and keep aside for 30 minutes.
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Steam fresh peas in a pressure cooker or electric rice cooker. Steam the green peas and do not boil them in water. For steaming, take the green peas in a pan. Add water in the cooker. Place the pan with the green peas in the cooker. Now pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
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Drain the green peas very well. There should not be any water in them. Cool at room temperature.
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Mash the green peas with a potato masher. Keep aside.
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Heat a pan, lower the flame and add cumin seeds in it. Roast the cumin seeds till they become aromatic. Remove and add the roasted cumin seeds to the mashed peas.
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In the same pan, on a low flame, add (1 Tbsp) flour. Stirring often, roast the flour. It should become aromatic, the color will also change. Add the roasted flour to the mashed peas.
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Add green chili (finely chopped) and a pinch of asafoetida. Add chopped coriander leaves, salt as per taste. Mix very well.
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Make small balls from the dough. Roll them, take 2 small balls and dust them with flour. Roll each of them to a round of 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Place the green peas stuffing on one of the rolled round.
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Cover with the second one and press gently. Sprinkle some flour on both sides. Heat a frying pan (or tawa) and let it become hot. Place the paratha on the hot pan. On a medium to high flame, begin to roast the paratha. When one side is partially cooked then flip.
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Serve peas paratha hot.