Mooli Paratha: North Indian Breakfast

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Are you fan of paratha recipes? Then your hunger for parathas will never die. To satisfy your cravings for paratha recipes, we bring to you Mooli Paratha. Mooli paratha is a very special dish that is popular as an Indian breakfast. Mooli paratha is filled with a stuffing of deliciously spiced radishes. Basically, radishes are called 'mooli' in Hindi.

Radish filled parathas are a delicacy up North. This Indian breakfast recipe is most popular in Punjab. Make sure you cook the radish stuffing for the mooli paratha very well. If it is a bit raw, then the radishes will make you really gassy.

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• Radish- 1 (grated)
• Onion- 1 (chopped finely)
• Green chillies- 2 (chopped)
• Coriander leaves- 2 springs (chopped)
• Chaat masala- 1tsp
• Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Wheat flour (atta)- 2 cups
• Flour- 1/2 cup
• Ajwain or carom seed- 1/2 tsp
• Ghee- 2tbsp
• Oil- 1tbsp
• Salt- as per taste

Procedure

1. Heat oil in a shallow pan. When the oil heats up, season it with cumin seeds and green chillies.
2. Add onions and saute for 3-4 minutes. Then add the grated radish and stir fry it on a low flame for 5-6 minutes.
3. Add salt, coriander leaves and chaat masala. Mix it up and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
4. Remove from flame and allow the stuffing to cool to room temperature.
5. Knead a dough with flour, wheat flour, ajwain, salt and 1tbsp ghee. Use 1.5 cups of warm water to knead the dough.
6. Now make fist-sized balls out of the dough. Dig your thumb into the dough balls and make an opening.
7. Fill 1 spoon of the mooli stuffing that you prepared earlier into this hole and seal it with your fingers.
8. Now roll this dough ball into a paratha.
9. Add a bit of ghee on a heated pan (tawa) and fry the parathas one by one.

You can have mooli paratha with salad or curds for breakfast.