Chicken keema paratha
Chicken keema paratha, from above
Non vegDelhi

Chicken keema paratha

Mild minced chicken tucked into a crisp paratha. Lunchbox legend status.

50 minTime
19 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Grandma's wayMild chicken keema in a ghee crisped atta paratha.
The original
396kcalsame
19 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
50minutessame

Chicken keema paratha.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Whole wheat flour (wholemeal atta flour, chapati flour)2 cups atta
Waterabout 2/3 cup
Salt1 tsp, divided
Chicken mince (ground chicken)250 g
Onion1 small, finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste2 tsp
Tomato½, finely chopped
Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch
Cumin powder (ground cumin)¼ tsp
Garam masala¼ tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp, chopped
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp, for the keema
Ghee2 tbsp, for cooking

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Knead the atta, half the salt and water into a soft dough. Rest 15 minutes.
  2. 2Heat the oil and cook the onion 3 minutes, then the ginger garlic paste 1 minute. Add the chicken and break it up.
  3. 3Add tomato, turmeric, cumin and the rest of the salt and cook until completely dry and no pink remains, about 8 minutes. Add garam masala and coriander, then cool.
  4. 4Roll a ball into a 10 cm disc, add 2 tbsp keema, seal, flatten and roll gently into a 16 cm paratha.
  5. 5Cook on a medium hot tawa with ghee, about 2 minutes per side, until golden.
Serve it like this

Cut into four wedges and pack with a pot of mint curd. At home, serve hot with pickled onions for the grown ups.

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What goes with Chicken keema paratha: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Soya chaap masala50 min
With a main Dal tadka35 min
On the side Boondi raita10 min
On the side Kosambari15 min
To drink Sweet lassi10 min
Something sweet Jalebi45 min
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