
Ingredients:
• For Filling:
• 1 – cauliflower, medium size
• Oil
• Cumin seeds
• A pinch – Asafoetida powder
• 2 pinches – Turmeric powder
• 3-4 tbsp – Dhania powder
• 2 tsp – cumin powder
• Red Chilli powder – to taste
• 2-3 tbsp – gram flour (besan)
• Salt – to taste
• 1 tsp – Sugar
• For Parathas:
• Wheat flour – as needed
• Ghee
Method:
- To Make filling:
- Wash one medium sized cauliflower and chop it finely. Keep in a bowl of water and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, fry cumin seeds. When it starts to change colour add a pinch of asafoetida powder, and 2 pinches of turmeric powder.
- Drain the cauliflower and add it to this. Cook covered till cauliflower is soft. Stir occasionally.
- Add dhania powder and cumin powder, some red chilli powder and gram flour (besan) to the cooked cauliflower.
- Stir fry till the cauliflower is coated well and dry.
- Then add a little salt and 1 tsp sugar.
- Remove from fire and set aside to cool.
- To Make Paratha:
- Make paratha dough by kneading the flour and water. Keep aside.
- Once the filling has cooled, make balls with the dough, make a hole in the center and fill it with the mixture.
- Roll into 5- to 6-inch round parathas.
- Shallow fry with oil or ghee.
- Serve hot with chutney or curd.
Recipe courtesy of Smruti Phatak