Shahi Paratha- Veg /non veg.

Ingredients:

2 bowls of small prawns (peeled and cleaned)

Or...  (For vegetarians…)

One big bunch of spring onions

3 bowls of wheat flour

 ¾ bowl of gram or chick-pea flour (Besan kaa atta)

 2 tea spoon of red chili powder

5-6 pods of garlic

½ inch ginger

5-6 green chilies

1-2 tea spoons of Carom seeds or ajwain

1-2 tea spoon of vinegar

1 table spoon of freshly crushed coriander seeds (Dhana) powder

1 table spoon of freshly crushed cumin (jeera) powder

1 tea spoon of   freshly crushed peeper powder

2 table spoon of oil

Salt to taste

Pinch of turmeric

3-4 cups of water

1-2 tea spoon butter (optional)

                 Mix wheat flour and gram flour well in a big shallow dish. Add cumin, chill powder, coriander seeds powder, a pinch of salt and turmeric. Then sprinkle carom seeds (ajawine) evenly. Then add water to make fine dough, cover it with wet napkin and keep aside.

                Marinate the prawns with vinegar, salt. The vegetarians should chop the bunch of spring onions (onion and green leaves both together) finely.                 

                Make a fine paste of green chilies, ginger and garlic. Heat oil in a utensil and fry the ginger-garlic-chilies paste. Then add marinated prawns or minced bunch of spring onions, add salt to taste. Then add very little water for cooking and cook till it becomes tender. This is your stuffing. (If the stuffing of spring onion becomes watery add 1 tea spoon of gram flour and stir fry again)

               Then crush this stuffing with you finger tips or make a rough paste in a mixer. Add freshly crushed peeper powder to this stuffing.

                 Divide you dough into small balls. Take each ball in your hand and make it hollow inside or make a groove or carve inside with your finger tips and fill the stuffing inside, press gently and then shape it up like ball as before. Then flatten the ball gently and roll it with a rolling pin. (Make a chapatti/ paratha) Heat tawa or frying pan and then heat that rolled dough or chapatti or paratha from both the side. Spread butter and serve it while it’s hot. (Those who are on diet should avoid butter) This tastes divine when eaten with pickle, tomato or tamarind sauce.

                This is complete nutritious meal and those who don’t have enough time to eat full meal can have this quick one.