The children are back to school. We had a fun & rejuvenating holiday this time, doing nothing much – waking up late in the morning, lazing around, reading, decorating together, cooking/baking & a small trip to the Polar Express Train Ride ( This was just awesome- the kids had a blast). Now again I am back to scheduling my time, cooking healthy & nutritious food for dinner & to pack for lunch. So I try to put in as much as I can in the meals I make. This is one of those recipes, which has the protein, carb & veggies all in one. Instead of the regular roti or parathas/flatbread which should be accompanied with a side, this is kind of all in one meal & tastes great & awesome non messy for packed lunch with a side salad & yogurt.
I have used 3 kinds of flours here – Wheat, Corn & Chickpea, along with a few grated root vegetables & some spices. It resulted in a very fresh, crisp, savory, healthy paratha/bread.
Makes about 8 -10 Parathas/Flatbreads.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 Cup Whole Wheat Flour or Chappati Flour
- 3/4 Cup Corn Meal/Flour/Makki ka Atta – White or Yellow ( I used the white one… thats what I had at home)
- 1/2 Cup Besan/Chickpea Flour
- 1.5- 2 Cups Grated Carrots
- 1/2 Cup Grated Radish (Any Radish… Small Red ones or White/Daikon)
- 1/2 Cup Fresh Cilantro/Coriander Leaves Chopped Fine
- 1″ Fresh Ginger Root grated
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Hot Chillies Chopped Very Fine (Optional)
- 4-5 Cloves of Garlic Chopped & Mashed
- 2 Tablespoon ground Flaxseed
- 2 Tablespoons of Yogurt (omit this for Vegan Version)
- Salt
- 1 Teaspoon of Ajwain/Carom Seeds
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder (Optional)
- Oil for cooking the breads ( I used Canola)
Note: Please Feel free to use any vegteable you want in the bread. Some ideas are parsnips, beet.. or even non root veggies, like cabbage, squash.
Preparation:
Dry roast the Chickpea Flour/Besan till its fragrant & the raw smell is all gone.
Mix all the above ingredients together to form a not so stiff dough. You will not need extra water since the vegetables will give out enough water. If you do need more, add some luke warm water. Roll it in to a big ball and keep aside. (on the other way round, if the dough is too soft & sticky add some more extra flour – any kind, to it)
Take a few drops of oil in the palm of your hand and gently coat the dough to prevent it from drying out. You will have to roll them out almost immediately since the longer it sits, it will give out more water, and the dough will become soft & very difficult to work with. If this happens add more flour.
For each paratha/bread, you will need about a fistful of dough. These will not be thin like the rotis, or even regular paratha, but on the thicker side…
Roll out each one a well floured surface to form a cirlce. Do now worry if it not a perfect circle. The edges of the bread might be frayed. This is becoz of the corn & the chickpea flour, that the dough is not smooth & elastic as with regular wheat flour.
Alternatetively, you could flatten it out with your hands ( The thick parathas of these kind are usually flattened within the palms in India).
(I usually roll & cook them at the same time… Roll one while the other is cooking…)
Heat a thick bottomed skillet (cast iron skillets preferred). Place a paratha/bread on the skillet and cook at medium heat till you start seeing light brown spots on the bottom side.
Flip it over and cook the other side till you see light brown spots. Do cook these at medium heat, since they thicker & the inside would need to cook too.
When both sides have light brown spots on them, drizzle few drops of oil, one side at a time, and press down with a spatula at different spots for a few seconds, a couple of minutes at each side. This technique will let the paratha/brown & cook evenly.
Stack Them… & cover them tightly with a foil to keep them soft & warm.
These flatbreads may be eaten accompanied by any sides, vegetarian or non vegetarian. I usually like them with a chutney & yogurt on the side. Or just eat them with a nice dip.
Here it is served with Yogurt, Salad, & Dry Garlic & Chilli Chutney.
The texture of these breads/flatbreads are crusty but not hard, like you can break them… See the crack on the picture above when I folded the bread.
Now succumb to the (guilt free) pleasure at every bite!
The Heart of the Matter , hosted at Lucullian Delights is asking for Slimmer Recipes. I am sending this to Slimmer Recipes for The Heart of the Matter – Eating for Life.
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Soma, the pictures look so terribly tempting!! We do not cornmeal flour or cornmeal but I know I would relish this! So healthy too:)
tempting pictures..I especially love d the picture of the dough..nice recipe..
Wow,what a healthy bread this is !! looks yummy too.
They’re absolutely stunning, Soma! Love your photos.
This looks delicious and lovely !!! I have tried stuffed parathas but never in this form ! This looks mich more faster than the ones I usually do. will try this out at the earliest !
The photos are awesome.
Yummy and tempting.Comforting dinner this is.I am afraid to try parathas by myself-normal roti does not come in correct shape,so I dare not try stuffed parathas.
Oh i can sniff the aroma of roasted gram flour and the heady combination of all of my favourite spices all rolled in one paratha,and to think of it,it becomes so easy to roll out these parathas as oppoosed to the one where fresh grated veggies are stuffed in roti….it makes it so cumbersome to roll that stuff.This looks easy breezy and so nutritious too…lovely,absolutely lovely
Sounds terrific the mixture flour and veggie Soma 🙂
Yum, these do indeed look delish…where some sauce for dipping!
The bread looks so yumm.
Yeah during the holdiaays we too only got up by 10 – 10 :30.
Healthy and tasty for the picky eaters…….
yummy and healthy too 🙂
chakali
looks yummy and delicious. such a great way of incorporating makki ka atta!
That is one gorgeous stack of parathas! I love the use of three different kind of flours here, I need to try that combo sometime.
looks very rich and healthy bookmarked
Soma .. I do use different flours … but to make missi roti. Maybe will make parathas the next time. 🙂
The second last pic does show how crispy they turned out.:-)
OMG, I love paratha! Although it might be has a lot more fat then say chapatti, I still love it. I always order this at the restaurant. Sometimes I made it myself at home too, and always compromise the use of butter/oil. So the end result always not as good as those you get at the restaurant.
Your paratha seems very interesting and healthier. Sounds absolutely delicious.
Cheers,
Elra
This is quite a healthy parantha. And sounds delicious too
That is a healthy bread indeed… Hope you are having a great weekend Soma!
wow.. very creative. looks so nice. nice idea to combine all fours and veggies.
oh my yum! These look amazing! I am book marking this to make once I’m in a bigger kitchen (1 month until we’re out of our tiny apartment and into our new home!)
Wow, lovely! I like the idea of adding different flours in a paratha and making it even more healthy by all those veggies! The pics are superb! You’re tempting us!
yum.. i mke them so very often but not necessary root vegs…anything at hand i throw them in..lol
great recipe dear…will have to try with flaxseeds..
Looks delicious and healthy too! Thanks for the recipe.
Great looking paratha…where did you go for the Polar express train ride
Nice recipe. Definitely a more flavorful and healthy flatbread option with the whole wheat and chickpea flour.
Soma,
porotha khob darun hoyeche , dui diye khete khob bhalo hobe …
beet root diye porotha first time shun laam , may be it will turn out good ..
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Thank you so much for this entry, it is wonderful!
I dont knw how i missed this entry..just trailed back to see wotz cooking in your kitchen… this looks yum….must try it!!!
Hope you are doing well… ki khobor??
These look so tastey… um okay everything on your site looks tastey. This recipe has a future in my kitchen. They look absolutely delicious.
This is very up-to-date information. I think I’ll share it on Twitter.
Recipe is full of nutrition and of less calorie i like it very much.
Awesome… photos are too good… along with the recipe…
there’s another ways of preparing a slightly different version ( sweeter ) :
http://www.bestofkanchan.com/indian-recipes/sweet-roti-meetha-chappati-roti/
This is from one of my family traditional dishes.. .
Hi Thankyou thankyou so much for the recipe. I’ve only seen this in the picture and never know what it is what to call it let alone how to make them. Now I have the recipe!
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