Matar Paratha | Green Peas Paratha

Peas Paratha is a delicious whole wheat flat bread with green peas stuffing inside. Peas Paratha also known as Matar Paratha is a healthy meal and ideal for lunch box. Learn how to make peas paratha with step by step pictures.

My family loves any stuffed paratha variety and this peas paratha is one of the ways to include peas for kids who don’t eat peas in stir fry form. You can freeze green peas when it is in season and enjoy with recipes later.

About Peas Paratha

Peas Paratha is a whole wheat flatbread made using wheat flour, green peas, spices and herbs. This matar paratha popular known in hindi is a great lunchbox recipe to pack for kids and elders too.

Peas paratha is filling and wholesome for breakfast. There are many variations to make this peas paratha here is the easy method I use to make it. This recipe for matar paratha is simple, quick and easy with kitchen staples.

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Peas Paratha Ingredients

• Wheat Flour – Wheat flour or chapati flour is used to make the paratha dough.
• Green peas – Fresh green peas is best use however you can use frozen green peas too.
• Ginger garlic paste – Ginger garlic paste is added for flavor.
• Green chili – Green chili is added for spice.
• Shahi jeera – Shahi jeera adds flavor to the paratha.
• Garam masala powder – Garam masala powder adds flavor to the stuffing.
• Coriander leaves – Coriander leaves adds great flavor so do not miss it.
• Oil – Oil or ghee can be used to toast the paratha.

How to make Peas Paratha Step by Step

1.Add flour to a mixing bowl along with salt and water. Knead to a smooth pliable dough. Set aside to rest.

2.Pressure cook peas for 1 whistle(as I used frozen peas) with very little water say just immersing level., allow it to cool down. Meanwhile grind green chili to a coarse paste then add cooked peas and grind it coarsely.

3.Heat a pan with oil – add jeera, ginger garlic paste saute till slightly golden. Then add peas mixture along with garam masala and salt. Saute for 2 minutes until the masalas are well blend, then add coriander leaves and switch off.

4.Make equal sized balls with the dough and the peas stuffing. Make peas stuffing balls little smaller than the dough. Roll each ball into a thick disc, keep the stuffing seal it by pulling all the edges to the center as shown below.

5.Seal it completely and then roll it into a thin / thick paratha as per your preference, dust flour then and there to avoid sticking. Heat a dosa pan and carefully transfer the paratha, drizzle oil and cook till both the sides has golden spots. Brush with ghee while serving.

Serve it hot with plain curd and mango pickle. what else do you need?! Yum combo!!

Expert Tips

• Be careful while adding water to peas, don’t make it too mushy.
• For the peas or any green vegetable to stay green, after pressure cooking release the pressure manually and open it. This way the veggies will stay green while adding in gravies – Got this tip from my cousin and it worked too.
• Adjust the number of whistles depending on the variety of peas.
• Keeping the inner stuffing ball little smaller helps in easier rolling.
• Make thin or thick parathas as per your preference. We like ours a bit on the thinner side.

Serving and Storage

Peas Paratha tastes best when served with curd and pickle. The flour dough keeps well in fridge for about a week and the peas stuffing for about 2 days when refrigerated.

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Matar Paratha Recipe | Peas Paratha Recipe

Peas Paratha is a delicious whole wheat flat bread with green peas stuffing inside. Peas Paratha also known as Matar Paratha is a healthy meal and ideal for lunch box. Learn how to make peas paratha with step by step pictures.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Servings6 parathas

AuthorSharmilee J

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Ingredients

• 2 cups wheat flour
• 1 and 1/2 cups green peas fresh or frozen
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
• 2 green chilli small
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 2 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped
• salt to taste
• ghee / oil to toast to taste

To temper :

• 1/2 teaspoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon shahi jeera

Instructions

• Add flour to a mixing bowl along with salt and water. Knead to a smooth pliable dough. Set aside to rest.
• Pressure cook peas for 1 whistle(as I used frozen peas) with very little water say just immersing level., allow it to cool down. Meanwhile grind green chili to a coarse paste then add cooked peas and grind it coarsely.
• Heat a pan with oil – add jeera, ginger garlic paste saute till slightly golden. Then add peas mixture along with garam masala and salt. Saute for 2 minutes until the masalas are well blend, then add coriander leaves and switch off.
• Make equal sized balls with the dough and the peas stuffing. Make peas stuffing balls little smaller than the dough. Roll each ball into a thick disc, keep the stuffing seal it by pulling all the edges to the center as shown below.
• Seal it completely and then roll it into a thin / thick paratha as per your preference, dust flour then and there to avoid sticking. Heat a dosa pan and carefully transfer the paratha, drizzle oil and cook till both the sides has golden spots. Brush with ghee while serving.
• Serve it hot with plain curd and mango pickle. what else do you need?! Yum combo!!

Notes

• Be careful while adding water to peas, don’t make it too mushy.
• For the peas or any green vegetable to stay green, after pressure cooking release the pressure manually and open it. This way the veggies will stay green while adding in gravies – Got this tip from my cousin and it worked too.
• Adjust the number of whistles depending on the variety of peas.
• Keeping the inner stuffing ball little smaller helps in easier rolling.
• Make thin or thick parathas as per your preference. We like ours a bit on the thinner side.

Nutrition Facts

Matar Paratha Recipe | Peas Paratha Recipe

Amount Per Serving (50 g)

Calories 204 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Trans Fat 0.002g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 4mg1%

Sodium 699mg30%

Potassium 136mg4%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 6g12%

Vitamin A 280IU6%

Vitamin C 16mg19%

Calcium 16mg2%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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