Mixed Vegetable Paratha

Mixed vegetable parathas are nutritious and filling too.They have a number of vegetables added in it.Its a whole some food for kids and adults too. In this recipe,a few easy steps have been used in the filling so that it is easy to stuff into the dough and roll out. The filling, more over should contain minimum moisture in it.Makes about ten to twelve parathas.

Ingredients (For the Filling)	Quantity
Boiled Mashed Potato	1 cup
Finely Chopped Cabbage	¼ cup
Finely Chopped Capsicum	¼ cup
Finely Chopped Cauliflower	¼ cup
Finely Chopped French Beans	2 tbsps
Grated Carrot	¼ cup
Mashed Peas	3 tbsps
Pureed Tomato	from one tomato
Chopped Cilantro (Coriander Leaves)	1 tbsp
Ginger Garlic Paste	1 tsp
Green Chilli Paste	1 tsp (or according to taste)
Turmeric Powder	½ tsp
Cumin Seeds (Jeera)	½ tsp
Garam Masala Powder	1 tsp
Dhania, Jeera Powder (Coriander, Cumin)	1 ½ tsp
Water	2 tbsps
Oil	1 tbsp
Salt	to taste

Method for the filling

1. Take a pan and add oil and heat it.Add the cumin seeds and fry.


2. Add ginger garlic paste and green chilly paste and fry.


3. Add the cabbage, cauliflower, beans, mashed fresh peas, carrot and mix them.


4. Then add turmeric powder, salt, garam masala powder, dhaniya jeera powder and the mashed potato and mix well.


5. Now add the tomato puree and mix all the ingredients well and cook till the moisture in the filling evaporates and it is almost dry.Add the chopped coriander leaves and mix.


6. Cool it and make about twelve balls of the mixture and keep it aside.

Ingredients for the dough	Quantity
Whole Wheat Flour	2 ½ cups
Water	enough to make dough
Salt	to taste
Oil	to make parathas

Method

1. Mix all the above ingredients except the oil and make a soft but stiff dough and leave it aside for nearly and hour or more.


2. Make about ten to twelve balls.

Method for making the parathas

1. Take a flat thick pan and heat it.


2. Roll out a ball of the dough on a floured board into a small circle and place a ball of the filling and cover it from all the sides with the dough to make a ball.
   
3. Roll out this stuffed ball gently into a circle of about 6inches in diameter and place it on the hot pan.


4. Cook the paratha on medium heat on both sides by adding a little oil on the edges.Use as less oil as possible.


5. Remove from heat and repeat with the rest of the dough.


6. Serve hot with boondi raita or any other raita.Raita is curd based. This paratha does not require any other side dish because it by itself tasty and sumptuous.