Ajwain Paratha Recipe
Ajwain Paratha is a simple paratha flavored with ajwain seeds. It is an easy alternate to plain paratha. It is just simple flavored paratha made with whole wheat flour and ajwain seeds. It gives a mild spicy aroma and makes the paratha taste little different even with very few ingredients. It is one of those easy parathas you can make anytime.
Servings4 parathas
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon ajwain
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- salt to taste
- water as needed
- oil as needed
Instructions
- Measure whole wheat flour and take it in a mixing bowl. Add ajwain, required salt and ghee.
- First mix well with your fingers for the distribution to be even.
- Then add water little by little to form a dough. Knead well to form a soft non-sticky dough.
- Rest for 15mins undisturbed. Make small balls out of the dough and keep it ready. Now take a ball and place it on the chapathi rolling board.
- Using a chapathi roller, roll it slightly. Then spread little oil on it using a spoon. Fold from one side (from top) then other side covering the previous fold. (from bottom). Again spread oil.
- Again fold from left and right. Flip it, sprinkle little flour.
- Then roll it to a slightly thick square shaped paratha.
- Heat a tawa, drizzle little oil place the paratha when it starts to bubble ,press with a ladle it will puff up, flip to other side, spread oil/ghee and cook till golden spots appear here and there.
- Serve Ajwain Paratha hot with your favorite gravy or curd.
Notes
- Dough kneading – I make sure to knead the dough well till it turns soft. I usually knead for few minutes like chapathi dough.
- Resting the dough – I try not to skip resting time. Resting helps in soft paratha and easy rolling. Even 15 minutes is enough.
- Folding step – I spread oil evenly while folding. Do not rush this step as it helps in getting layers in paratha.
- Cooking flame – I always cook on medium flame only. High flame will burn the paratha fast and inside may stay raw.
- Using ghee – You can apply ghee fully for richer taste. I usually use oil and add little ghee at the end.
Nutrition Facts
Ajwain Paratha Recipe
Amount Per Serving (30 g)
Calories 119
Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
Cholesterol 3mg1%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 109mg3%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 0.1g0%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 3IU0%
Calcium 10mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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