Purple Aloo Paratha

Purple potatoes are so attractive that every time I see them at the farmer's market, I just buy them :) Snehanshu loves to make purple potato chips. They turn blue in color and are deliciously crisp.

Recently someone just enlightened me on the benefits of consuming purple potatoes. Truely speaking, I had no idea about it. But, here is the link to Health benefits of Purple Potatoes. So if you haven't tried purple potatoes yet, check out all the recipes I have, and I am sure you will be tempted to cook something soon.

Tonight was an easy and quick dinner. Something that I make often. Aloo Paratha: flatbread stuffed with spiced potatoes served with yogurt and onions. Check out my Aloo Paratha Recipe by clicking on this link: http://shitals-kitchen.blogspot.com/2013/02/aloo-paratha-flat-bread-stuffed-with.html Instead of using regular potatoes, I used purple potatoes to add some color :)

This recipe will make 10-12 medium parathas

Boil 4 large purple potatoes. Peel and mash them. Add salt to taste, lime juice, ginger and green chilli paste, 1 tbsp. cumin seeds and handful of chopped cilantro. Mix well.

Click here for the step by step recipe to make Paratha Dough: http://shitals-kitchen.blogspot.com/2013/02/basic-paratha-dough.html 

To make the dough:

3 cups of wheat flour can make 10-12 parathas. Take flour in a wide mixing bowl.

Add 3 tsps. of salt and 3 tbsps. of oil.

Add 1/2 cup water and start mixing the flour quickly.

Add another 1/2 cup and continue till the dough binds. 

Around 1 1/2 cup of water is needed to form a soft malleable dough. At first the dough may look and feel sticky. That's okay!

Add few drops or 1/8 tsp. of oil and knead the dough well.

The dough turns non-sticky and soft. Cover and let the dough rest for at least 10 minutes before rolling it into a paratha.

Divide the dough and potato stuffing into 10-12 equal parts.

Dip each dough ball into dry flour and roll it to 6 inch diameter circle.

 Add an ice-cream scoop full of potato filling.

 Gather the sides to form a pull string bag.

 Press the dough and filling to flatten it.

 Dip in dry flour again and start rolling it lightly.

 Roll it gently to form 8-9 inch diameter circle.

 Gently put the paratha on hot griddle.

 Flip in a minute and brush some oil or ghee on it.

 Flip and fry for a minute, and brush some oil or ghee on the second side too.

Fry on both sides and serve hot.

Parathas served with chilled plain yogurt and a dollop of butter.

Enjoy!!