Hung Curd Paratha Recipe

Paratha dough preparation

firstly, in a large bowl take 2 cup wheat flour and ½ tsp salt. mix well.

now add water and knead the dough.

knead to a smooth and soft dough adding water as required.

further, add 2 tsp oil and knead the dough.

knead to a super soft dough. cover and rest for 20 minutes.

firstly, pinch a ball sized wheat dough and dust with some wheat flour.

further, roll it in a circle of about 5 to 5.5 inches in diameter.

place a ball sized prepared dahi paneer stuffing in the centre.

take the edge and start pleating bringing to the centre.

also join the pleats together and secure tight pinching off excess dough.

sprinkle some wheat flour and roll slightly thick.

on a hot tawa place the rolled paratha and cook for a minute.

furthermore, flip the paratha when the base is partly cooked (after a minute).

also, brush oil / ghee and press slightly. flip again once or twice till both the sides are cooked properly.

finally, serve hot dahi paneer paratha with sauce, raita or pickle.

firstly, to prepare hung curd, place a clean cloth over sieve or colander.
pour 3 cup thick curd and tie tight.
refrigerate and rest for 5 hours or until all the water drops off.
now take the thick hung curd into a large bowl. you can alternatively use 1 cup store brought hung curd.
add 1 cup paneer, 1 cup potato, 1 chilli, 1 tsp ginger paste and 2 tbsp coriander.
also add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder and ½ tsp garam masala.
further add ½ tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp aamchur, ½ tsp ajwain, 1 tsp kasuri methi and ½ tsp salt. mix well.
mix well forming a soft dahi paneer stuffing mixture. keep aside.

firstly, make sure to use hung curd. else the water in curd will make it difficult to roll the paratha.
also, adding potato is optional, however, it helps in binding the stuffing.
additionally, recommend roasting the paratha in ghee for better flavour.
finally, dahi paneer paratha recipe tastes great when prepared with fresh paneer and curd.