Mooli Paratha

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients

Mooli / Raddish – 2 cups grated

Wheat Flour – 2.5 – 3 cups

Garam Masala Powder – 1 tbsp

Finely Chopped Fresh Coriander – 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Water for kneading

Oil for frying

Ingredients for grinding

Ginger – 1 inch long piece

Green Chillies – 3 long ones

Jeera / Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

A Pinch of Turmeric Powder

Method

1. Roughly chop ginger and green chillies.
   
2. Make a coarse paste of the recipes mentioned under 'ingredients for grinding'. Add a little water if required.
3. In a mixing bowl or a steel basin, take 2 cups of grated radish.
4. Add the garam masala powder, ground paste and salt to the grated radish.
   
5. Mix well and let this mixture rest for 15 minutes. This step allows the water content of radish to get separated.
   
   
   
   
6. Add the wheat flour and finely chopped coriander leaves to the radish mixture.
   
7. Knead well to form a pliable dough.
   
8. Make even sized balls from the dough.
   
9. Roll out the dough into thin parathas.
   
   
10. Heat a tawa and place the rolled out paratha.
    
11. Turned the paratha around after 10 seconds and smear oil on this side. Spread the oil evenly on paratha.
    
12. Turn around the paratha and smear oil on this side too.
13. Allow the paratha to get cooked thoroughly by turning it side to side.
14. Repeat steps 9 – 13 and prepare all the parathas.
    

Yummy mooli parathas are ready to be served hot with pickle, curd and a dollop of butter.

Notes

1. Squeeze the rested radish mixture to drain it completely and then add the wheat flour and coriander leaves.
2. Complete making even sized balls with all the dough and then start rolling out the parathas. This way you can juggle between rolling parathas and frying them to save time.
3. You may store this dough in an airtight box and then placing it in the refrigerator.
4. Mooli parathas can be complimented with raitha or tomato chutney too.