Pocket Paratha /Stuffed Paratha with Red Kidney Beans and Paneer

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here is a saying that Necessity is the mother of invention and this is why this recipe is here. We go for a walk for 1 hrs in the evening and that is the time for kids to have dinner. So generally I pack their dinner and they have their dinner in stroller. I was thinking daily what to pack. I generally  packed stuffed parathas because that is convenient for them to eat but this way they were missing legumes. After much thinking I came up with this recipe, which is in a way full meal but still as convenient to carry as a stuffed paratha.


Ingredients:
Boiled Red Kidney Beans - 1 cup
Grated Paneer - 1 cup
Grated Ginger - 2 tsp
Chopped onion - 1/2 cup
Green chillies chopped - 2
Salt - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seed powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Cilantro chopped - 2 tbsp
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Water to knead the dough
Oil for shallow frying


Method:
Knead the dough for paratha. Mash the boiled red kidney beans with fork. Add paneer and rest of the ingredients listed above to make the stuffing. Take a small ball and roll out the paratha. Put few spoons of stuffing on the rolled paratha. Spread it only on half paratha.

Fold the paratha and cover the stuffing as showed in the pic.

Press the sides with a fork. Rost it on the hot griddle with few drops of oil or ghee.

Serve hot or keep them in the aluminium foil to go. It is very easy to carry and a full meal.

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Thalipeeth - Multigrain Indian flatbread/ Crepe

We can count Thalipeeth as a pancake.This is very popular in Maharashtra. It is very nutritious by using multiple grains.Thalipeeth can be eaten anytime of the day; for breakfast, lunch, brunch or as a  snack.  This is our latest favourite item in the kitchen.

Ingredients :
Rice flour - 1/2 cup
Bengal gram flour (besan) - 1/2 cup

• Sorghum flour (Jowar) - 1/2 cup
• Wheat flour - 1/2 cup
• Ragi flour - 1/2 cup
• Pinch of turmeric
• 1 red onion, chopped finely
• 1-2 green chillies, chopped thinly
• Salt to taste and few sprigs of cilantro
• Water to kned the dough
• Oil
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Method:

Mix all the ingredients except oil/ghee and knead it. The dough should be wet enough so that it can be taped by  hands. It should be between liquid and solid consistency.

Keep a clean paper on a flat surface. Now spread some water over it with your hand and then take a small ball of the dough and pat it evenly to make a small thalipeeth.This kind of method ensures that thalipeeth becomes thin and tastes better. Make few wholes in the thalipeeth so that it can cook well.

While spreading the thalipeeth dip your hand in a bowl of water and then again spread the thalipeeth so that the dough becomes wet and spreads easily. Weting the hand ensures that the dough will not stick to your hand.

Hold the lower corners of the paper and lift the paper along with the thalipeeth which sticks to the paper and put it on the tawa with the thalipeeth touching the tawa and paper on top.

Remove the paper slowly.

With a spoon put some oil from the sides and in the holes.  Cover it with some lid. When it will start making sizzling sound, take out the lid and turn it over. Make it crisp and brown from both sides.

Serve the hot thalipeeth with a dollop of butter or ghee on top of it. It tastes wonderful with when eaten along with curds.

This  breakfast serving is for WWC RAGI FOR BREAKFAST and Sangeeta





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Cauliflower-Paneer Paratha

One of the easiest recipes that can be prepared for a breakfast (or in fact goes with any meal) is a stuffed paratha. They are very filling and can be served with butter, chatni, yogurt( dahi in hindi) or any dipping as per your taste. My daughter likes to eat it with jam or tomato ketchup.
This is most sought after dish in my family.