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Beetroot Paratha Recipe

Delicious and very different type of paratha made with beetroot. It is a little sweet and full of nutrients.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: beetroot paratha recipe
Servings: 5 Paratha

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cup wheat flour
  • 1 cup beetroot
  • pinch of hing
  • 1 green chilli chopped
  • 1 inch ginger chopped
  • salt
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp amchur powder
  • 1 tsp ajwain
  • coriander leaves
  • Water
  • Oil

Instructions

Preparing Beetroot

  • Take a pan and add 1 tbsp oil. Heat the oil
  • Add a pinch of hing in it.
  • Add 1 chopped green chilli and 1 inch ginger chopped in it.
  • Saute them.
  • Add one cup of grated beetroot to it and mix it well.
  • Add 2 tbsp water to it for cooking it.
  • Cover it with the lid and cook it for 7 to 10 minutes.
  • Remove the cooked beetroot to a plate and let it cool down.
  • Once it is cool down make a fine paste in the mixer blender.

Kneading Dough

  • Take a big bowl or high-hipped platter and add 1.5 cups of wheat flour to it.
  • Add 1 tsp salt or as per your taste.
  • Add 1/2 tsp garam masala and 1/2 tsp amchur powder
  • add 1 tsp ajwain and add a few leaves of coriander.
  • Mix them well.
  • Now add the beetroot paste and mix it well.
  • Add the little water to the blending jar and add that water to the flour to knead a dough
  • Kneed it with your hands to make a soft dough.
  • Keep kneading and add a little bit of water if required.
  • Once the dough is properly kneaded spread some oil on top of it and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.

Rolling Paratha

  • Pinch the dough and make a medium size ball of it. And keep it on the rolling board.
  • Sprinkle a little bit of wheat flour on it and roll it slowly with the help of a rolling pin (belan)
  • Put little oil on it and spread it with a spoon or finger.
  • We need to give it a square shape. We have to fold it in the way so that after rolling it. Paratha rolls in a square shape.
  • Fold one side halfway, then overlap the other side on the edge of the first side.
  • Now do the same with the remaining two sides.
  • After doing that, the perfect square shape has come.
  • Sprinkle some flour on top of it and roll it.

Making beetroot paratha

  • Once the tawa is heated then put the beetroot paratha on the tawa.
  • Flip the paratha when it is partially cooked.
  • Apply oil on the upper side of it.
  • Flip it again and apply oil on this side also.
  • Flip it once or twice until it is cooked from both sides.
  • Press the edges of the paratha with the spoon to cook it properly from all sides.
  • Delicious beetroot paratha is ready to serve.