Dal paratha
Dal paratha, from above
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Dal paratha

Last night's dal kneaded into dough. Softer parathas, zero waste.

30 minTime
11 gProtein each
mildSpice
Dal in the dough2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayLeftover dal kneaded into paratha dough.
The original
319kcalsame
11 gproteinsame
9 gfibresame
30minutessame

Dal paratha, home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Whole wheat flour (wholemeal atta flour, chapati flour)2 cups
Toor dal (split pigeon peas)1 cup leftover cooked dal, about 60 g dry
Onion1 small, finely chopped
Green chilli1, chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp, chopped
Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp
Salt½ tsp
Ghee2 tbsp, for cooking

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Knead flour, dal, onion, chilli, coriander, ajwain, chilli powder and salt into a soft dough without water.
  2. 2Rest 10 minutes and divide into 8 balls.
  3. 3Roll into parathas and cook on a hot tawa with ghee till golden on both sides.
Serve it like this

Stack them in a cloth lined basket so they stay soft and warm, with a little ghee on top if you like.

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

With a main Dal tadka35 min
With a main Egg curry35 min
On the side Bhindi masala35 min
On the side Jeera aloo30 min
To drink Jaljeera15 min
Something sweet Jalebi45 min
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