Malai Roti (Roti Canai)

Today's recipe is Malai Roti, which is prepared with Maida, egg and milk. One of the best alternatives for Parotta. This dish tastes good only when prepared with Maida. So you can try this dish, on special occasions and on parties. The recipe follows..

Yields : Around 6 Roti
Ingredients:

Maida                - 2 cups (All Purpose Flour)

Milk                   - 1/2 cup (Boiled and cooled down milk)

Egg                    - 1

Butter                 - 1 tsp 

Baking Soda       - 1/4 tsp (You can also use Cooking Soda)

Sugar                  - a pinch

Salt                     - As required

Oil                      - 1/4 cup

Procedure:

• Take a bowl. Add Maida, salt, sugar and Baking soda to it. Mix everything well. Break an egg and add it to the bowl. Add also butter to it. Add milk in small instances and start kneading the dough. The dough should be of very soft consistency so add little water if needed and knead accordingly. If the dough is of soft consistency only, you can expand it easily.
• Apply some oil on the top of dough so that dough don't get dry. Cover it with a cling wrap and rest the dough for an hour. If you don't have cling wrap just cover the bowl tightly with a plate.
• After an hour, take big lemon size balls from the dough. Expand it with your palm using oil. Fold in the shape you wish. I have folded it in rectangular shape.
• Heat a dosai pan. When its hot, place shaped out roti to it. Add also oil to it. When roti is cooked on one side, flip it to other side. Remove from heat after its done on both the sides. Enjoy your Roti with either Veg Side dish Gravies or Non-Veg Side dish gravies of your choice.

Virudhunagar Parotta with Whole wheat flour (With Step -Wise pictures)

Our home town is famous for Parotta. Virudhunagar Parotta is entirely different from that of other parottas. Its usually fried in oil and it will be smaller in size than that of other parottas.

 My Mother-In -Law is an expert in preparing these parottas. I Learnt this recipe from her. To make this parotta healthier, I used to prepare this with whole wheat flour. Trust me you will get the same taste as that of Maida (All Purpose Flour) Parotta.


The recipe follows..

Yields : 4 Parottas

Preparation Time : 15 minutes +  1.5 - 2 hours (Dough has to be soaked in oil )

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour            - 1 cup (Atta Flour)
Salt                                      - As required
Water                                   - 1/4 cup or little more than that
Oil                                        - 1/4 cup

Procedure:

• Take a bowl. Add whole wheat flour and salt to it. Mix it well and then add hot water to the flour and start kneading it. The dough should be sticky. Use water accrodingly. Make balls out of the dough and soak it in 1/4 cup of oil just like the picture below

• Let the dough sit for 1.5 - 2 hours. After that take a ball and expand it with your palms.

• Start folding it from top. Make many folds as many as you can. It should be like this.

• Then slowly swirl it as shown in picture. 

• Gently press it with your palm.

• Your Parottas are ready for frying now.

• Heat remaining oil in a pan. This much oil is enough for frying parottas.

• Fry on both sides and enjoy your fluffy and crispy parotta.

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..