Makki aur Aloo Ka Paratha Recipe
Makki Aur Aloo ka Paratha is an Indian flatbread made with maize flour and spicy potato dough. Learn how to make makki aloo ka paratha in few simple steps.
Ingredients
- 2 Cup maize flour
- ½ Cup whole wheat flour
- Salt as per taste
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 2 tablespoon oil + more for cooking paratha
- Lukewarm water to bind dough
For potato masala
- 2 medium size boiled potato
- Salt as per taste
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon mango powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
Instructions
- To make potato masala, grate boiled potatoes in a bowl. Add in salt and spices. Mix with fingers to combine the seasoning evenly.
- To bind dough for the bread, sift flour together in a bowl. Add salt, red chili powder, potato masala and 2 tablespoon of oil. Combine the mixture with fingers to get bread crumbs like texture.
- Using little water at a time bind soft dough. Knead the dough for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Grease dough with little oil cover with a kitchen towel and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile heat non stick skillet over medium heat. Line kitchen counter surface with a clean dry plastic sheet. Grease it with 1 teaspoon of oil. Pinch a portion of dough and roll into a ball and then flatten the dough ball using fingers.
- Place the flatten dough ball over the plastic sheet and cover with another plastic sheet. With a rolling pin roll out the dough ball to medium size roti of approximately 3 inch diameter.
- Now slowly transfer the paratha from plastic sheet to your palm. Greasing plastic sheet beforehand makes this step easier.
- Place the paratha from your palm to heated skillet and cook on both sides. Spread 1 teaspoon of oil on one side and flip the paratha grease another side as well with oil. Cook paratha on both sides until nice and golden.
- Transfer paratha to a serving plate.
- Serve Makki aur Aloo ka Paratha warm with Homemade Butter.