Healthy Easy Palak Paratha Spinach 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. This Palak-paratha recipe is made with fresh Spinach leaves and whole wheat flour and served with curry and pickle and a cup of yogurt. 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.
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
Tips:
- 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.