With detailed step by step instructions on how to make paneer paratha with photos and video recipe, one the post popular and preferred morning breakfast meal made with the tastiest stuffing of cottage cheese, ghee (clarified butter) and with some aromatic Indian spices.
It is a popular North Indian paratha recipe that can be serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It amazingly pairs well with butter, yogurt, pickle, ketchup or with a cup of masala chai.
Whenever you’re 必利勁 craving of some paneer goodness, this paneer paratha is the perfect choice to start your day, simple, easy to make, healthy as well as delicious.
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Paneer Paratha
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Paneer paratha is a healthy Indian cottage cheese stuffed flatbread/paratha recipe, a great protein packed meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Served with butter, yogurt, masala chai or any, pickle.
Ingredients
For the dough
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (atta)
- Salt as needed
- Water as required
For the stuffing
- 1 cup fresh paneer (cottage cheese) grated
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon mango powder
- 1 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds powder
- 1 tablespoon mint leaves finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon green chili finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger chopped
- Salt to taste
- Ghee or oil for roasting
Instructions
For the dough
- Take whole wheat flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Add water slowly and start kneading to make a non-sticky dough.
- Apply a little oil and knead again.
- Cover and keep aside for 5 – 6 minutes to set.
For the stuffing
- Combine all ingredients together in a mixing bowl like grated paneer, mint leaves, green chilies, fresh coriander, ginger, red chili powder, turmeric, mango powder, crushed carom seeds, jeera powder, garam masala and salt to taste.
- Now, mix all the ingredients well and your stuffing is ready.
How to make paneer paratha
- Divide the dough into equal portion.
- Roll each portion with a rolling pin to make a circle about 3 inch diameter. Keep the edges thin and the center portion thick.
- Place the paneer filling at the centre of the rolled dough.
- Lift the edges one by one, so that all the stuffing should be inside the paratha. Pinch to the center and seal properly to make a roundish ball once again.
- Dust some flour on it and then roll out the dough to a diameter circle of around six inch flatbread just like roti.
- Heat a tawa on medium flame. As the tawa turns hot, transfer the rolled paratha over it and let it cook.
- Once it is cooked from one side, flip it after 40-50 seconds.
- Cook the paratha for 1-2 mins until brown spots start appearing on both the sides and the paratha is evenly cooked.
- Apply some ghee or oil and smear it all over.
- Flip the paratha till it is crisp and golden in colour.
- Repeat with the remaining dough balls and make all parathas similarly.
- Your paneer paratha is ready.
- Serve the paratha hot with a big spoon of butter, yogurt or any pickle.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- For best results, you can use fresh homemade paneer.
- Make sure paneer should not be watery, when you stuff the paratha with paneer. It will spoil the texture and shape of the paratha.
- Always use grated paneer for the recipe, otherwise some lumps may present while crumbled it. This may break down the paratha while rolling.
- To make a slightly soft dough, knead it for 6 to 7 minutes.
- Additionally, you can add chopped onion into the filling if you like.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Cuisine: Indian
