Kaara Chapathi (Spicy Chapathi)

This is the recipe for those who are looking for chapathi recipe with a difference. One of the best ways to make usual chapathi much more interesting. The recipe follows..

Yields : Around 5 Chapathi

Preparation Time : 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour        - 1 cup
Corn Flour                      - 2 tbsp (Chola Maavu)
Salt                                  - As required
Water                               - As required
Oil                                    - Optional

To Coarsely Grind:

Chopped Ginger   - 2 tsp
Green Chili           - 1
Cumin Seeds         - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Leaves  - few

Procedure:

• Coarsely grind everything under ' To Coarsely Grind'. Take a bowl. Add whole wheat flour, corn flour, salt and coarsely ground mix to it. Mix everything well. 
• Add warm water to bowl in small instances and start kneading the dough.  The dough should be little sticky for making soft chapathi. So add water accordingly. 
• Cover the dough with a wet cloth and set it aside for 30 minutes. This is also one of the tricks for preparing soft chapathi. 
• After 30 minutes, take a lemon sized ball and roll it with the help of flour. Heat a pan. Place rolled chapathi on a hot pan. Cook it on both sides and serve with side dish of your choice. If you want spray some oil or ghee.

Chili Chapathi

How many Chili Parotta lovers there?? Today's recipe is Chili Chapathi,  a healthy alternative to Chili Parotta.. You can prepare it in a jiffy.  Another way to make use of left over chapathis.   Here is the recipe..

Recipe For : 2

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Chapathi                    - 4

Big onion                  - 1

Green Peas                - a handful

Capsicum                  - 1 (small)

Ginger Garlic Paste   - 1 tsp

Green Chili               - 1

Red Chili Paste         - 1/2 tsp

Tomato Ketchup       - 1 tsp

Salt                            - As required

Oil                             - 1 tbsp

Coriander Leaves      - for garnishing

Procedure:

• Chop finely Big Onion and Green chili. Boil Green peas. Chop Capsicum into little bigger pieces. Chop also chapathi into bigger pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add Chopped onions to it. When they turn translucent, add Ginger - Garlic paste.
• Saute till raw flavor goes off and after that add Red chili paste.
• Add also chopped capsicum and boiled peas after the raw flavor of Red chili  paste goes off.
• Add in tomato ketch up and required salt. Adjust the spice according to your taste.
• Mix everything well and add chopped Chapathi to the pan.. 
• Mix everything and saute for five more minutes, so that masala coats well with chapathi.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot with Raita.

Gobi Paratha (Cauliflower Paratha) With Step-Wise pictures

Gobi Paratha (Cauliflower Paratha) With Step-Wise Pictures

We are advised to avoid everything in white foods like Sugar, Maida, White Bread and White Rice.. But one white food, we can eat with a good feel is cauliflower.. It helps to prevent many type of cancers since its rich in Anti -Oxidants..

This is the healthy way to include cauliflower in our diet.. We will get the full nutrition of cauliflower in this paratha.. Here goes the kids friendly recipe!!

Ingredients: (Makes 4 Parathas)

Wheat Flour        -  1 cup

Salt                      - As required

Hot Water           - As required

Oil                       - As required

For Stuffing:

Cauliflower Florets            - 1/2 cup

Salt                                    - As required

Turmeric Powder              - 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder                     - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder             - 1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder                  - 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala Powder     - 1/2 tsp

Corinader Leaves               - few

Procedure:

• Cut and place cauliflower florets in hot water for 10 minutes.Drain water and chop florets very fine. I Used vegetable chopper for it. You can also use knife.

•  Heat oil in a pan.. When the oil is hot, add chopped florets..  Saute for 3-5 minutes and add in all the powders except garam masala powder.
• Saute it till the cauliflower gets cooked .. It will take another 5- 10 minutes.. Switch off the flame and add garam masala powder.Now the stuffing is ready..

• Add salt to wheat flour. Add hot water in small instances and knead well.. Make balls out of the dough.. Roll out chapathi dough for 2 inch diameter with the help of flour..  Place the stuffing inside and throw some flour over the stuffing.This is done to avoid the stuffing from coming out.

• Close the stuffing and remove the excess dough.

• Shape the dough with hands so that dough completely covers the stuffing..Roll out the dough with the help of flour..

• Heat Dosa pan.. Place rolled out chapathi on the pan.. When its cooked on one side, turn it to other side.. If you wish add Ghee, Butter or oil.. I didn't use anything..
• Serve it with curd or pickle..

Chapathi

Chapathi

Chapathi is a healthy breakfast which is prepared with whole wheat flour. Its very easy to prepare. Here is that easy and healthy breakfast recipe

Ingredients: ( makes 3 rotis)

Whole wheat flour  - 1 cup 

Hot water                - As needed

Salt                          - As needed

Procedure: 

Add salt to flour and mix well.. Add hot water in small instances and knead it.. The dough should be sticky only..

Cover the dough  with a wet cloth and let it sit for at- least 30 minutes.. After 30 minutes, take a lemon sized ball, roll it with a help of flour.. 

Heat Dosa pan.. place rolled out chapathi.. Cook it on both sides and serve with side dish of your choice. If you want spray some oil or ghee

Here is the link for veg side dish gravies

Here is the link for Non veg side dish gravies

Vegetable Paratha

Vegetable Paratha

We are advised to take three to four cups of vegetables everyday.. Half of our plate must be Fruits and Vegetables only.. Its very difficult to eat that much vegetables in the form of curries or Gravies..So try to include more vegetables in Breakfast and Dinner items.. Vegetable Paratha is one such high nutrition food.. Prepare the stuffing.. Roll it in dough..

Give it to  kids along with curd.. They will surely enjoy it.. Try this kids friendly nutritious Paratha!!

Ingredients: (Makes 4 Parathas)

Wheat Flour        -  1 cup

Salt                      - As required

Hot Water           - As required

Oil                       - As required

For Stuffing:

Grated Carrot                   - 1/4 cup

Grated Cabbage              - 1/4 cup

Chopped Big Onion         - 1

Ginger Garlic Paste         - 1 tbsp

Salt                                    - As required

Turmeric Powder              - 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder                    - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder             - 1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder                  - 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala Powder     - 1/2 tsp

Corinader Leaves             - few

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a pan.. When the oil is hot, add chopped onions.. Once onions become translucent, add ginger garlic paste.
• Add grated carrots and cabbage.. Saute for 3-5 minutes and add in all the powders except garam masala powder.
• Saute it for another 5 minutes.. Switch off the flame and add garam masala powder.Now the stuffing is ready..

• Add salt to wheat flour. Add hot water in small instances and knead well.. Make balls out of the dough.. Roll out chapathi dough for 2 inch diameter with the help of flour..  Place the stuffing inside and throw some flour over the stuffing.This is done to avoid the stuffing from coming out.

• Close the stuffing and remove the excess dough.

• Shape the dough with hands so that dough completely covers the stuffing.

• Roll out the dough with the help of flour..

• Heat Dosa pan.. Place rolled out chapathi on the pan.. When its cooked on one side, turn it to other side.. If you wish add Ghee, Butter or oil.. I didn't use anything..

These parathas stay fresh and soft for a long time...

Enjoy with curd or pickle..

Don't eat with any other gravies, as you can't enjoy the original  taste..

Adjust the spice according to your taste..

Aloo Paratha

Aloo Paratha

Love potatoes?? But hesitating to eat because of its risk factors??.. Potato is one of the most comfortable vegetables.. It has more potassium than that of a banana..It helps with Digestion, Heart health, Blood Pressure and even cancer prevention.

But if you have it as French fries , Hash brown  or potato fry, you tend to loose the whole nutrients of potato.. So try to reduce potato intake in such form.. The best way to have potatoes is in their steamed form.. Even in  boiling, we are losing all nutrients in water.. So just place it on a steam pot or in a Idli pot and steam it..

Potato is  full of carbohydrates only.. carbohydrates will get digested soon and you will feel hungry soon.. So you will eat more food for the next meal. That is the reason, we are advised not to have much potato..   So even if you take potato for a meal, reduce other carbohydrates like rice..  Have some fresh vegetables and fruits along with it for a  Nutritionally balanced meal..

 The better way to include potato in healthy way is Aloo Paratha.. And you don't need any Side -dish for this.. Just have it with Curd or pickle.. An Easy Go recipe..

Ingredients: (Makes 4 Parathas)

Wheat Flour        -  1 cup

Salt                      - As required

Hot Water           - As required

Oil                       - As required

For Stuffing:

Potato                                - 1 (Big Size)

Big Onion                          - 1

Ginger                                - a small piece

Salt                                    - As required

Turmeric Powder              - 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder                    - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder             - 1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder                  - 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala Powder     - 1/2 tsp

Corinader Leaves             - few

Procedure:

Finely chop Onion and Ginger.

Take a bowl.. Mix everything under 'For Stuffing' well Make balls out of it.

Add salt to wheat flour. Add hot water in small instances and knead well.. Make balls out of the dough.. 

Dough balls and stuffing balls should be of same size.

Roll out chapathi dough for 2 inch diameter with the help of flour..  Place the stuffing inside.

Close the stuffing and remove the excess dough.

Shape the dough with hands so that dough completely covers the stuffing.

 

Roll out the dough with the help of flour..

Heat Dosa pan.. Place rolled out chapathi on the pan.. When its cooked on one side, turn it to other side.. If you wish add Ghee, Butter or oil.. I didn't use anything..

These parathas stay fresh and soft for a long time...

Enjoy with curd or pickle..

Don't eat with any other gravies, as you can't enjoy the original aloo paratha taste..

Pulkha Roti (With Video)

Pulkha Roti

Pulkha roti is a type of chapthi which is cooked on stove top.. It stays soft for a long time and its cooked without oil..  Just you do simple alterations to chapathi dough.. That's enough!! Here is the recipe!!

Ingredients: ( makes 3 rotis)

Whole wheat flour  - 1 cup 

Hot water                - As needed

Salt                          - As needed

Procedure: 

Add salt to flour and mix well.. Add hot water in small instances and knead it.. The dough should be sticky only..

Cover the dough  with a wet cloth and let it sit for at- least 30 minutes.. After 30 minutes, take a lemon sized ball, roll it with a help of flour.. 

Heat Dosa pan.. place rolled out chapathi.. Turn to other side in 2 seconds.. then place it on the grill and cook it as in the video..

Enjoy with the gravy of your choice..