Halwai February 18, 2025

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup – Rice flour
• 1/4 cup – Wheat flour
• 1 tbsp – semolina (sujji)
• 1 tbsp – moong dal or Urad Dal (soaked)
• 2 tbsp – spinach, chopped
• 1 tbsp – Paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1 flake – Garlic
• 2 – spring onions, stems finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Water for making dough
• Oil for shallow frying

Method:

  1. Soak the dal for 2-3 hours and then grind it into a paste and keep aside.
  2. Grind the spinach, garlic and onion to a paste, adding chillies if desired.
  3. Mix the pastes and all the rest of the ingredients except oil and make a dough.
  4. Let this dough rest for 15-20 mins and now take a small portion and roll it.
  5. Heat the griddle on high flame.
  6. Brush a little oil on the rolled paratha and close it from all the sides and again roll it till the size of a small plate.
  7. When the griddle is hot put the paratha on it and shallow-fry till both the sides are golden in colour.
  8. Serve hot with ketchup, chutney or jam.

Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi