Palak Paratha | Spinach Paratha
Palak paratha is a goodness packed paratha which will be savoured even by the families that does not like spinach in raw form. Palak Paratha is made by toasting & grinding palak, mixing it with wheat flour to form a dough which is then flat rolled and pan roasted. How to make Palak Paratha is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings4 parathas
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 shrinks,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 Palak Paratha hot with raita / dal or your favourite sidedish.
Notes
- Ajwain seeds adds a very nice flavour 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 as powdered.
- You can try the same recipe for any other greens too.
- These are mildly spicy making it perfect for kids…You can also serve with home made white butter .
Nutrition Facts
Palak Paratha | Spinach Paratha
Amount Per Serving (50 g)
Calories 133
Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 528mg23%
Potassium 78mg2%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 547IU11%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 16mg2%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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