Palak paratha is packed with the goodness of whole wheat flour and spinach. Palak Paratha is one of the healthiest ways to include greens or spinach in regular menu. Learn to make Palak Paratha with step by step pictures.
Many kids are not fond of eating greens and I was one of them. So this is one of the healthy ways to sneak in any spinach variety to serve it for kids. I am sure kids will not complain and eat this parathas as the green color is appealing too. It is easy and quick for breakfast at the same time healthy too.
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About Palak Paratha
Palak Paratha is made by first cooking palak, pureeing it and mixing with wheat flour to make a dough, then rolled and toasted until golden spots appear here and there. Palak paratha or Spinach paratha is a great healthy variation to the usual parathas.
Methi paratha was the first time I tried greens in parathas and I fell for it the first time itself.I had little palak green leftover after making the palak dal so thought to make parathas with it. I found this masala palak paratha and tried it for the first time and should say I loved it in spite of me not a big fan of greens.
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Palak Paratha Ingredients
- Wheat Flour – Use homemade whole wheat flour or store bought flour.
- Palak – I have used palak greens here you can use other greens variety too.
- Spice powders – Turmeric powder, garam masala powders are used
- Tempering – Oil is heated and cumin seeds, ajwain seeds and green chilies are used for tempering.
How to make Palak Paratha Step by Step
1.Heat oil in a pan – add the items under ‘to temper’ allow it to crackle. Then add palak greens and saute till it shrinks in volume.
2.Once the greens shrink, switch off and add coriander leaves and switch it off. Cool down the mixture and grind it to a fine paste. In a mixing bowl add wheat flour, greens paste, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and required salt.
3.Add required water little by little and knead it to a soft dough. Then divide the dough into equal lemon sized balls. Flour the surface and take one ball and flatten it.
4.Then start rolling it gently to a thin paratha(as there is no stuffing I made it into thin parathas).Heat a dosa tawa , transfer the parathas, drizzle little oil and cook till brown spots appear then turn over to other side and cook. Serve hot with raita / dal or your favorite side dish.
These are mildly spicy making it perfect for kids…You can also serve with home made white butter .
Expert Tips
- Ajwain seeds adds a very nice flavor to the parathas.
- You can even toast the parathas using ghee when we make it for kids.
- Enjoy it hot with raita or just curd.
- You can even roast jeera and ajwain and add it powdered too.
- You can try the same recipe with any other greens too.
Serving and Storage
Palak Paratha stays good for 1 day in room temperature. You can store the dough in fridge for 2 days. Make paratha when needed then serve with with pickle or curd, however tastes good on its own too.
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Palak Paratha Recipe | Spinach Paratha Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 3/4 cup palak greens / spinach chopped
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- 1/2 teaspoon ajwain seeds / omam
- 1 green chilli
- 1 teaspoon oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items under ‘to temper’ allow it to crackle. Then add palak greens and saute till it shrinks in volume.
- Once the greens shrink, switch off and add coriander leaves and switch it off. Cool down the mixture and grind it to a fine paste. In a mixing bowl add wheat flour,greens paste, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and required salt.
- Add required water little by little and knead it to a soft dough. Then divide the dough into equal lemon sized balls. Flour the surface and take one ball and flatten it.
- Then start rolling it gently to a thin paratha(as there is no stuffing I made it into thin parathas).Heat a dosa tawa , transfer the parathas, drizzle little oil and cook till brown spots appear then turn over to other side and cook. Serve hot with raita / dal or your favorite side dish.
- These are mildly spicy making it perfect for kids…You can also serve with home made white butter .
Notes
- Ajwain seeds adds a very nice flavor to the parathas.
- You can even toast the parathas using ghee when we make it for kids.
- Enjoy it hot with raita or just curd.
- You can even roast jeera and ajwain and add it powdered too.
- You can try the same recipe with any other greens too.
APARNARAJESHKUMAR
adding tomato puree makes more colour ful i always love greens in any form
srikars kitchen
Healthy Paratha.. looks yummy..
Srileka Arul
Yummy paratha… i going to try… by seeing itself it was tempting to eat…
Suja Manoj
Wow colorful and so delicious,thanks for sharing this healthy recipe.
M D
Lovely parathas. Nice clicks.
Shobha
Healthy parathas..
Torviewtoronto
healthy delicious paratha
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Lovely paratha. Delicious and healthy ones !!
jeyashrisuresh
Super healthy and yummy parathas. love the vibrant green color.
dassana
this is a good breakfast idea. i make a similar version by adding chopped methi leaves and some masala to the dough.
Nagalakshmi V
love this idea!
Lorraine Joy Alegria-Vizcarra
That looks great. I just trying to make paratha but I cant seem to get it just right.
Prathibha
I make this paratha like this or sometimes stuff it..love it..:)
Farah
love the pics sharmilee……..cant wait to try it!!
Shilpakiran
healthy paratha .. surely try this soon ..thanks for sharing
Prathima Rao
A healthy dose of greens for a power packed lunch..
Prathima Rao
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Sushma Madhuchandra
I always make this paratha & my son loves to eat this green paratha 🙂
Nisa Homey
Healthy green paratha…perfect for kids.
Meena
This is such a easy recipe n the parathas were yumm! I am a frequent visitor here n I luv ur blog sp for the pics taht u add at every stage so tht a beginer like me can be reassured tht am doing it right
ANILKUMAR PADMAKAR DIXIT
You can make more delious by adding amchur powder ( 2 tea spoon for 10/12 paraths) or sprinkling before removing from skilet/tava
Sindhu Sharma
Tried this and is just awesome!!!!
Purva
This is very healthy…is a fav dish among Gujratis, called Thepala.
Chithu
I tried this last Friday and it turned out perfect… Thanks for the recipe and step
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