Healthy Easy Palak Paratha Spinach bread recipe
Nutritious Indian flat bread recipe
Palak paratha Spinach paratha Recipe with step by step written instructions. Spinach paratha is a very tasty way of eating your greens. Kids and everyone else loves it. You do not need Pop Eye to make the kids eat spinach. You may also like to visit the Palak Poori recipe.
This Palak-paratha recipe is a healthy variation of paratha. It is made with fresh Spinach leaves and whole wheat flour and served with curry and pickle and a cup of yogurt.
Spinach – Palak paratha
It can be eaten at breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is a perfect food to take for school or office lunch or picnic.
It is good to eat even after a few hours. As it contains a few spices, you don’t really need any accompaniment such as curry.
You can make the dough and keep in the fridge for 2-3 days and make parathas as and when you want.
Ingredients for palak – spinach paratha
Flour : You may use whole wheat flour or plain white flour(Maida). I am using whole wheat flour as it is healthier than maida. You may also add other flours such as besan or rice flour, just one or two tablespoons.
Spinach – Palak : spinach, known as palak in indian languages, is another main ingredient. use fresh spinach and use only the leaf part. Do not use the stems even if they are tender.
Spices : You may add spices as per your liking. Chili powder, garam masala, kitchen king masala, dhania(coriander) powder, jeera(cumin) powder, ajwin(bishops weed) seeds, kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves etc.
Ingredients to make 6 spinach parathas.
You may use food processor to chop and for mixing paratha dough.
- whole wheat flour(atta) -2 cups.
- Fresh spinach(palak) leaves – 2 cups.
- Rice flour(optional) – 2 tbsp.
- oil or melted butter – 2 tbsp.
- salt – 1/2 teaspoon.
- Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp.
- Coriander Powder – 1/2 tsp.
- red chili powder (optional) – 1/4 tsp.
- water for forming dough.
- oil for basting.
Cooking Method
- Chop finely spinach leaves. You may use food processor to chop spinach/palak.
- In a bowl, add flour, salt,chopped spinach leaves, cumin, coriander, chili powder, oil or butter.
- Mix well. Add water little by little and from dough. Knead well,
- Cover and leave aside for 20-30 minutes. Knead again and then make 6 round balls.
- Take each ball, dip in dry flour. Sprinkle a little flour on the board.
- Place the dough ball on it and roll out into a thick round.
- Heat girdle. Put the round on it. Cook for 5-8 seconds.
- Turn and cook the other side.
- baste with a little oil. Cook on both the sides adding a little oil. Both the sides should have brown spots on them.
- Take off the fire.
Palak paratha is read. Roll and cook all the parathas in the similar way.
Tips:
- Keep the parathas covered till serving time. They will remain soft.
- Before serving apply a little ghee or butter on top if you wish.
- Serve hot with any curry or pickle and yogurt.
- You may add 1 tbsp curd to the dough while mixing.
- Adding one grated or finely mashed boiled potato while mixing dough will make parathas softer.
Healthy Easy Palak Paratha Spinach bread recipe
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
Ingredients to make 6 spinach parathas.
- whole wheat flour atta -2 cups.
- Fresh spinach, washed palak leaves – 2 cups.
- Rice flour optional – 2 tbsp.
- Besan – Chickpea flour optional – 1 tbsp.
- oil or melted butter – 2 tbsp.
- salt – 1/2 teaspoon.
- Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp.
- Coriander Powder – 1/2 tsp.
- red chili powder optional – 1/4 tsp.
- water for forming dough.
- oil for basting.
Instructions
How to make palak paratha – Spinach flat bread – Spinach paratha
- Chop finely spinach leaves.
- In a bowl, add flours, salt,chopped spinach leaves, cumin, coriander, chili powder, oil or butter.
- Mix well. Add water little by little and from dough. Knead well,
- Cover and leave aside for 20-30 minutes.
- Knead again and then make 6 round balls.
Shaping palak paratha
- Take each ball, dip in dry flour. Sprinkle a little flour on the board.
- Place the dough ball on it and roll out into a thick round.
Cooking palak paratha
- Heat girdle. Put the rolled round on it. Cook for 10 seconds.
- Turn and cook the other side.
- Baste with a little oil.
- Cook on both the sides adding a little oil. Both the sides should have brown spots on them.
- Take off the fire.
- Palak paratha is ready. Roll and cook all the parathas in the similar way.
Notes
- Keep the parathas covered till serving time.
- Before serving apply a little ghee or butter on top if you wish.
- Serve hot with any curry or pickle and yogurt.
- You may add 1 tbsp curd to the dough while mixing.
- Adding one grated or finely mashed boiled potato while mixing dough will make parathas softer.
