Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Grated Vegetable Parathas

Chapathis(flat breads made with wheat flour) or Parathas(flat breads made by combining wheat flour with vegetable and spices) are very staple at our home. I make them almost everyday for our lunch or dinner.
Today I made with some grated vegetables along with cumin and Nigella seeds and had with coconut chutney.



Ingredients I have used :

  • Grated Vegetables - Zucchini, Carrots, Radish all grated- about 2cups mixed together.
  • Green onion, dried methi leaves - about 2tsp each
  • Cumin(jeera) powder and red chili powder- 1tsp
  • Cumin seeds and Nigella (kalonji) seeds - 1tsp.
  • Oil - 1tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Whole wheat flour/atta flour- 2cups or more.
  1. Wash and grate the vegetables to (remove/peel the outer skin if its tough).
  2. To the vegetables mix chopped green onions and methi leaves and spice powders and seeds..Add salt and keep aside for 5 mins.
  3. To this vegetable mixture, add wheat flour and mix well to combine, moisture from the veggies will soften the flour so add water little by little to make a stiff dough.
  4. Add little oil and knead for few minutes. Then take a small size ball , roll them thin and cook them on griddle/tava.
  5. Enjoy them warm with chutneys or plain yogurt/curds.


I am sending this to Think spice -Kalonji(nigella seeds) hosted by Ammalu's Kitchen which was originally started by Sunita of Sunita's World.






24 comments:

  1. Parathas look yummo! Even I make them, but never tried adding kalonji to it. I will try it next time :)

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  2. Those parathas look sooo yummy and healthy!! :)
    Love the clicks...

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  3. Very clever idea of incorporating all veggies. Good one.

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  4. very healthy n creative idea..looks very nice!!

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  5. lovely ..picture is so tempting

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  6. Great looking Parathas, all in one, don't even need the chutney. Kalonjis looks good in those Parathas! :)

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  7. Yummy Madhu..I too add grated veggies but not tried kolanji in it.. Very healthy..

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  8. mmm grated parathas are simply awesome... I thought you used flax seeds but they were kalonji :)

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  9. Grating the veggies into the dough is a neat idea! I usually add either a little carrot or spinach, but never thought of making it into a full fledged paratha. Will give it a try soon.

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  10. Yummy parathas..healthy post..

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  11. Such a healthy and delicious paratha, thats a prefect idea of making parathas with mixed veggies:)

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  12. Hi
    healthy n filling parathas...including nigella is a good one!lovely snaps.
    TC

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  13. Great way of feeding veggies! I also loved the incorporation of kalonji into this :)

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  14. Very healthy parathas with vegetables ... Try this for my husband ....

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  15. a wonderful way to cook rotis. i add avocados sometimes. it makes the rotis softer.

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  16. Looks lovely! Delicious recipe and a wonderful click!

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  17. Madhu, what a beautiful and perfect looking parathas! and they are healthy also with all those veggies :)

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  18. Hi Madhu, I have shared an award with you in my blog.. Pls accept it :)

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  19. Perfect for kids...i really like this recipe.

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  20. Looks delicious. This is a perfect recipe for my kids to feed them all the veggies.Healthy and delicious. Will try it today. Thanks for sharing.

    -Athika

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  21. Parathas look really delicious...

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  22. Hi, I'm a Filipino and I've been to Madras for over a year some years ago. One think I like most in India is their hot spicy dish. Naan, chapati and parathas are just a few of my favorites..I truly miss it. This site encourages me to prepare this kind of food in my own kitchen so my kids would also have a taste of what Indish dish is.

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  23. Madhu, you are the queen of the Cuisine!
    Thanks for all the recipes...

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