Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins | Makes: 7-8

   Palak  | spinach   1 cup (tightly packed)    Atta | whole wheat flour   2 cups    Ajwain | omam   1/4 tsp    Salt   to taste    Green chili   1    Oil | ghee   1-2 tblsp    Sugar    2 pinches      Â

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Method:

  • Wash and clean the spinach nicely. In a wide pan, add 4 cups of water and sugar and allow the water to boil.
  • When the water starts boiling add the palak leaves to this and the green chili too. Switch off the flame. Let this sit in the hot water for 2 minutes.
  • Drain the water and run the spinach in cold water for few seconds.
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  • When it is cool, puree it in the mixie. In a wide bowl add the flour, ajwain, salt and add the puree to this. Mix well into a pliable dough. You can add little  water to this while making the dough.
  • Add 1 tsp of oil to the dough and keep it covered for 10 minutes.
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  • Make the dough into equal lemon sized big balls. Dust it with flour and roll this into roti.
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  • Apply oil | ghee on this.
  • Smear with little dry atta to this.
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  • Start making layers by folding the parathas like how we do a hand fan. You have to make thin pleats.
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  • Twist this pleated paratha and make it into a round.
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  • Roll the parathas gently. Do not put too much pressure while rolling. If needed dust with little flour. Heat a pan and place it the rolled paratha on the pan.
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  • Cook on both sides and drizzle ghee| oil on both sides. Repeat this for the rest of the dough.
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  • Serve the parathas with any simple raitha and pickle. If needed you can make any side dish of your choice.
  • I served with potato raita (recipe coming soon) and tomato pickle .
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Notes:

  • The more thinner the pleats the more flaky parathas you get.
  • You can add 1/4 cup of maida to the dough to make if needed.
  • Instead of green chili you can add red chili powder too.
  • A pinch of garam masala can be added to the flour while making the dough.
  • Instead of spinach, you can blanch mint leaves or coriander leaves to make the paratha.
  • You can make this as phulkas too instead of parathas. I just clicked that with my mobile.
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