Paneer Masoor Paratha - Main Course

Paratha envelopes filled with lentils and cottage cheese.
Prep. time : 15 mins
Cooking time : 45 mins
Makes 4 parathas
Ingredients:

For the dough
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

For the filling
1/2 cup paneer (cottage cheese), crumbled
2 tablespoons whole masoor (whole red lentils), cooked
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
1 teaspoon coriander powder
2 tablespoons chopped coriander
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

oil for cooking

Method:
For the dough

• Combine all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough using enough water
• Cover with a wet cloth and keep aside for 10 min to 15 min
  

For the filling

• Heat the oil and saute the onion till it turns translucent.
• Add the paneer, masoor, ginger, chilli powder, coriander powder, coriander and salt and mix well.
• Cool, divide into 4 parts and keep aside
  

How to proceed

• Divide the dough into 4 equal parts and roll out each portion very thinly into circles of 250mm.(10") diameter.
• Put one portion of the stuffing in the centre of each paratha and fold all the sides in such a way so as to form a rectangle.
• Make a paste using a little flour and water and use this to seal the edges of the paratha.
• Place the paratha on a tava (griddle) with the open edge at the bottom. Cook for a few minutes, turn over on the other side and cook again till crispy, using al little oil.
• Repeat for the remaining dough and filling to make 3 more parathas.
  

Serve hot with curds.