Paneer Paratha is a very tasty flatbread stuffed with cottage cheese (paneer) which can be enjoyed by both adults and kids alike. Making the stuffing for this is pretty easy and quick too, so it's not a time consuming recipe (unless you try, you may not agree with me). The total preperation time may not exceed 20 to 30 minutes to make this paratha ready (about 4 to 5 nos), if you have soft paneer and chapathi dough ready. This is an instantaneous recipe to cook and requires no specific side dish, as the stuffing inside itself is great to taste and can be accompanied with just a thick yoghurt and pickle, an authentic combo for paratha's. This is certainly a good option for kid's lunch box, as it would a sure hit with them and their lunch box is guaranteed to be empty.
There are good number of health benefits with Paneer. So adding this cottage cheese in your diet, is indeed good for your health.
Health benefits of Paneer:
1. Paneer is a good source of calcium, which helps build strong bones and teeth, and also prevents osteoporosis.
2. Paneer is a good source of protein and it reduces cancer risk.
3. Paneer can prevent stomach disorders and even help with your bones as you get older, especially in women.
4. It also helps in lower, back and joint pain.
You can use both fresh and frozen paneer for this recipe. If frozen paneer is used, you need to soften and grate the paneer as below. If fresh paneer is used, directly grate it and use it for this recipe.
To soften and grate Paneer:
1. Add frozen paneer to boiling hot water and keep aside closed for 15 minutes until it turns very soft. Drain the hot water and wash it once in cold water and drain any water completely. Now, soft Paneers are ready.
2. Grate the soft paneer’s using grater or by crushing them to small pieces by hand, whichever is easy for you.
Consume paneer paratha while they are hot, as it adds up the taste. Now, let's look at the recipe.
Ingredients:
For Paneer Stuffing:
1) Crumbled Paneer Pieces - 1 Cup (200 gms)
2) G.Chillies - 3 , finely chopped
3) Garlic - 1 pod, finely chopped
4) Ginger - 1/2 inch piece, finely chopped
5) Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
6) Amchur Powder - 1/4 tsp
7) Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
8) Salt - 1/2 tsp
9) Turmeric Powder - A pinch
10) Coriander leaves - 2 tsp, finely chopped
For Paratha:
1) Wheat flour (Atta) - 1.5 Cups
2) Water - 1 Tumbler
3) Salt - 1 tsp
Method:
Preperation of Paneer Stuffing:
1. Take into a bowl, all the ingredients mentioned under Paneer Stuffing and mix well with hand, to ensure all the powders and spices are coated well on the crumbled paneer pieces and keep ready.
Preperation of the Chapathi dough:
1. Take the wheat flour into a broad vessel and add a teaspoon of salt. Add water little by little and knead like as you do for normal chapathi. Keep it aside for 10 minutes. Make equal size balls and keep it ready.
Preparation of Paneer Paratha:
1. In the rolling board, take one ball of wheat flour ball and roll it using the rolling pin about your palm size.
2. Take one ball or 2 tsp of the Paneer stuffing, place it at the centre and from the corners, stretch the dough up and place it on the centre of the stuffing until the dough completely covers the stuffing.
3. Once done, press the stuffed paratha dough gently and flatten it, dust it with wheat flour on both sides and start rolling gently from the corners and then centre and flatten it as we do for chapathi and take the rolled paratha to a tray. If you find the stuffing spreading out of the wheat flour or sticky while rolling, add little wheat flour in those areas and roll gently, so the Paneer stuffing doesn’t spread out.
4. Repeat step 3 for every wheat flour and Paneer stuffing balls that you have.
5. Heat the non-stick tava and drizzle little oil and spread it across the tava. Take one Paneer paratha and place it on the tava, wait for few seconds. Then toss it over, you will find brown spots over the paratha. Drizzle oil on it evenly. Then toss it over again and do the same.
6. Cook till the paratha’s are done with the brown spots spread evenly on either sides. If needed, add little extra oil on both sides while cooking & then remove from the tava.
7. Repeat step 5 & 6 for all your Paneer paratha’s
There are good number of health benefits with Paneer. So adding this cottage cheese in your diet, is indeed good for your health.
Health benefits of Paneer:
1. Paneer is a good source of calcium, which helps build strong bones and teeth, and also prevents osteoporosis.
2. Paneer is a good source of protein and it reduces cancer risk.
3. Paneer can prevent stomach disorders and even help with your bones as you get older, especially in women.
4. It also helps in lower, back and joint pain.
You can use both fresh and frozen paneer for this recipe. If frozen paneer is used, you need to soften and grate the paneer as below. If fresh paneer is used, directly grate it and use it for this recipe.
To soften and grate Paneer:
1. Add frozen paneer to boiling hot water and keep aside closed for 15 minutes until it turns very soft. Drain the hot water and wash it once in cold water and drain any water completely. Now, soft Paneers are ready.
2. Grate the soft paneer’s using grater or by crushing them to small pieces by hand, whichever is easy for you.
Consume paneer paratha while they are hot, as it adds up the taste. Now, let's look at the recipe.
Ingredients:
For Paneer Stuffing:
1) Crumbled Paneer Pieces - 1 Cup (200 gms)
2) G.Chillies - 3 , finely chopped
3) Garlic - 1 pod, finely chopped
4) Ginger - 1/2 inch piece, finely chopped
5) Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
6) Amchur Powder - 1/4 tsp
7) Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
8) Salt - 1/2 tsp
9) Turmeric Powder - A pinch
10) Coriander leaves - 2 tsp, finely chopped
For Paratha:
1) Wheat flour (Atta) - 1.5 Cups
2) Water - 1 Tumbler
3) Salt - 1 tsp
Method:
Preperation of Paneer Stuffing:
1. Take into a bowl, all the ingredients mentioned under Paneer Stuffing and mix well with hand, to ensure all the powders and spices are coated well on the crumbled paneer pieces and keep ready.
Preperation of the Chapathi dough:
1. Take the wheat flour into a broad vessel and add a teaspoon of salt. Add water little by little and knead like as you do for normal chapathi. Keep it aside for 10 minutes. Make equal size balls and keep it ready.
Preparation of Paneer Paratha:
1. In the rolling board, take one ball of wheat flour ball and roll it using the rolling pin about your palm size.
2. Take one ball or 2 tsp of the Paneer stuffing, place it at the centre and from the corners, stretch the dough up and place it on the centre of the stuffing until the dough completely covers the stuffing.
4. Repeat step 3 for every wheat flour and Paneer stuffing balls that you have.
7. Repeat step 5 & 6 for all your Paneer paratha’s
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