Ingredients
For The Dough
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
2 tbsp wheat germ
1/2 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
salt to taste
For The Stuffing
8 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
8 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
8 cardamoms (elaichi)
8 cloves (laung / lavang)
50 mm (2″) cinnamon
(dalchini)
1 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
3 tsp ghee for cooking
whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) for rolling
Method
For the dough
Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a stiff dough using enough water. Keep aside.
For the stuffing
Soak the khus-khus in 6 tbsp of water for 15 minutes.
Combine the cumin seeds, red chillies, cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon in a broad non-stick pan and dry roast on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Allow it to cool and blend in a mixer to a fine powder. Keep aside.
Blend the soaked poppy seeds in a mixer till it forms a thick paste. Keep aside.
Heat the ghee in broad non-stick
pan, add the asafoetida, nigella seeds and ginger and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Add the poppy seeds paste and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously.
Remove from the flame, add the powdered masala and salt, mix well.
Divide the stuffing into 12 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
Divide the dough into 12 equal portions and keep aside.
Roll out 1 portion of the dough into a circle of 75 mm. (3?) diameter circle using little flour for rolling.
Place 1 portion of
the stuffing in the centre of each circle. Bring together all the sides in the centre and seal tightly.
Roll out again into a circle of 100 mm. (4″) diameter circle, using a little
whole wheat flour for rolling.
Repeat the steps 2 to 4 to make 11 more parathas.
Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook each paratha using a ¼ tsp of ghee until golden brown spots
appear on both the sides.
Serve immediately.