Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, spinach paratha (palak ka paratha). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Palak paratha or spinach paratha Is another excellent variation of paratha where you can include some healthy greens in the paratha. Palak ka paratha is specially good for children who are usually not fond of spinach. Palak paratha recipe - easy, healthy and delicious spinach paratha with step by step photos.
Spinach Paratha (palak ka paratha) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Spinach Paratha (palak ka paratha) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have spinach paratha (palak ka paratha) using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Spinach Paratha (palak ka paratha):
- Make ready 2 cups whole wheat flour / all purpose flour (choice)
- Prepare 200-250 grams spinach /palak
- Prepare 1-2 green chilies, finely chopped - optional
- Take 1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain) optional
- Prepare 2 tsp oil or ghee for kneading dough (choice)
- Prepare 4 tsp oil or ghee while folding the parathas (choice)
- Get to taste salt
- Get 1 tsp red chilli flakes
- Take 1 small onion finely chopped
- Get oil or ghee (clarified butter) for frying the paratha
Palak paratha recipe with step by step photos - very healthy and flavorful spinach paratha recipe. This is good for kids and people who hate spinach. Then fry those rolled paratha one by one. Serving suggestion: Serve palak paratha with any curry (e.g. aloo chole, veg makhani, paneer butter masala).
Instructions to make Spinach Paratha (palak ka paratha):
- 🌻Making Palak Puree: Rinse the spinach leaves very well in water. Drain them. - Heat water and boil the spinach leaves in hot water for 5 to 7 minutes. - Strain and let the cool completely then Puree the spinach in a blender.
- 🌻Kneading Dough For Spinach paratha / Palak Paratha: - In a large bowl mix the whole wheat flour / all purpose flour with salt, carom seeds, green chili and finely chopped onion. - Add the spinach puree and 2 tsp oil. Mix well. - Add the required amount of water(do not add to much water) and make a smooth dough.
- 🌻Rolling Palak Paratha: - Take a medium size ball from the dough. Roll the dough ball into a small circle. - Spread some oil or ghee on the top of the rolled dough. - Fold from both sides. Apply the oil or ghee on the folded side.(see in pictures) - Again fold from one side. You will get a square shape. roll into a medium-sized paratha.(can see in pictures)
- 🌻Making Palak Ka Paratha: - Place the paratha on a hot nonstick pan or tawa. - Once you see some bubbles on the paratha and then flip it. - Drizzle some oil or ghee on the top side. When the second side is half cooked then flip again. - Again apply some oil or ghee on the top side (or second side).
- Press the paratha edges with the spatula or back of a spoon so that the paratha cooks evenly from all sides. You can flip a couple of times for even cooking. - Cook palak ka paratha till they are crisp and brown from both sides. Make all palak paratha this way. Serve the palak paratha hot with dal, vegetable, yogurt or pickle.
I just blanched spinach here and ground with some garlic cloves and ginger to get some flavor. Use reasonable amount of spinach here. If we use too much, then the roti or paratha tastes a little bitter. That would make us a little uneasy to finish eating the paratha. Palak paratha is a delicious and nutritious Indian bread with spinach blended into the dough.
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