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palak paneer paratha
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Palak Paneer Paratha

Palak Paneer Paratha- Healthy Delicious spinach flat bread  stuffed with cottage cheese mix

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Tiffin recipes
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: palak, palak paneer, palak paneer paratha, paneer paratha, paratha
Servings: 4 person
Calories: 540kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

For Making The Dough

  • 3 cup Whole Wheat Flour / Atta
  • 250 Gms Spinach /palak
  • 3 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
  • 1 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 2 tsp Cooking Oil

For The Stuffing

  • 250 gms Cottage cheese / Paneer
  • 1.5 tsp Ginger / Adrak grated
  • 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
  • 4 tbsp Fresh Mint Leaves/ Pudina chopped
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1 tsp Mango Powder / Amchoor Powder
  • 1.5 tsp Chili Flakes
  • To Taste Salt

Instructions

  • In the blender jar add the chopped spinach,green chilies and 1/2 cup of water and grind to make a smooth paste.
  • In a big wide bowl take all dry ingredients for making dough and mix. Now add the spinach puree and 2 tsp oil and make a smooth soft dough and cover and rest for 15 minutes.(you may add some water if needed)

The filling/ Stuffing

  • Grate the paneer and mix all the stuffing ingredients in the grated paneer and mix well.

Making Paratha

  • After 15 minutes ,need the dough again and then make equal size balls from the dough.
  • Put the dough balls in a plate and cover with a damp cloth to avoid drying.
  • Now take a dough ball ,dust with some flour and roll it slightly and stuff with aaprox.3 tbsps of paneer mixture by placing it in the center of the dough disc.
  • Close the dough ball by pulling and closing all the edges together.
  • Dust the ball with dry flour and gently roll to make a medium thick paratha.. press gently while rolling else the stuffing may come out from the paratha.
  • Now put the paratha on the medium hot tawa and then first dry roast the paratha from both the sides.
  • Now apply a tsp of ghee or oil on both the sides and roast till few golden spots appear on both the sides and paratha become crisp
  • Serve hot palak paneer paratha with yogurt, pickle and chutney of your choice.

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 776mg | Potassium: 733mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 6337IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 413mg | Iron: 6mg