Palak (Spinach) Paratha - North Indian dish

Palak paratha

Ingredients (6 Parathas)

Wheat flour - 2 cups (1 cup size = 150 ml)

salt - as needed

Palak (spinach) leaves - 2 cups

jeera / cumin seeds - 1 tsp

chilli powder - 1 tsp

coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

water - as needed

oil - 4 - 5 tsp

Method:

• Wash and chop the spinach leaves
• Heat a pan with 1 tsp of oil and add cumin seeds
  
• saute it for a minute and add the spinach leaves. Saute untill the leaves are shrinked and cooked
  
• grind the cooked spinach to a smooth paste
• In a vessel, add wheat flour, salt, turmeric, coriander powder, chilli powder and mix well
  
• Mix the grounded spinach with the flour and then add 2 tsp of oil and water little by little and make a smooth dough
  
• Keep it covered using a wet cloth for 10 - 15 mins. 
  
• Make 6 equal size balls and roll it to a flat circle using rolling pin. Dust it with flour whenever necessary while rolling the parathas
  
• Heat pan, drizzle some oil and cook the parathas on both sides in medium flame until golden spot appears.
  
  
   
• Serve hot with raitha / bhoondi raitha / pickle or any type of kurma / gravy.
  

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