Stuffed Paratha With Green Peas - Potato Masala

Stuffed Paratha is a very famous North Indian food enjoyed by all. These parathas are made from all purpose wheat flour stuffed with spicy potato masala or any other vegetable. Here I have used fresh green peas along with potatoes for the stuffing.

A step-by-step instructable on making this North Indian comfort food at home.

Ingredients

• 500 grams fresh Green peas
• Four medium sized potatoes
• One cup of all purpose flour
• Two medium sized onions
• Three or four Garlic cloves
• An inch long piece of ginger
• One tablespoon of Cumin seed powder
• One tablespoon of Fennel seed powder
• One tablespoon of Red chili powder (Adjust to your own taste)
• A pinch of Asafoetida
• Half a tablespoon of Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil as required (you can use any cooking oil)

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• Remove the green peas from their pods. You will get about one cup of fresh green peas
• Boil in medium heat for about five minutes or till the peas become soft
• Remove from heat
• Drain out the water and keep it aside

• Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker for about five minutes after full pressure is achieved in the cooker
• Remove from heat and allow it to cool
• Peel the skin
• Mash the boiled potatoes and keep aside

• Dice the onions
• Peel ginger and dice
• Shuck garlic cloves
• Make a rough paste of garlic and ginger

• Heat a pan in stove and add oil
• Add diced onions and ginger / garlic paste
• Cook until the raw smell disappears
• Add spices including salt
• Add boiled green peas and mix well
• Add mashed potatoes
• Mix well and cook for a few minutes
• Remove from heat and keep aside

Our green peas - potato stuffing is ready

• Take one cup of all purpose flour in a pan
• Add salted water and make dough
• Divide the dough in to four equal parts 

• Take a division of dough and spread it flat with your fingers. You can use a little oil on your fingers for this.
• Place enough stuffing in the middle and fold the dough over the stuffing fully covering it

• Heat a dosa pan over medium heat
• When the pan is hot enough add little amount of cooking oil over the pan
• Again with your fingers, flatten the stuffed dough as thin as possible over the heated pan
• Add little oil on the sides
• Flip it over using a dosa flipper
• When both sides are properly cooked, remove from pan

Serve hot with spicy tomato chutney