Paneer paratha

~ Swapna

paneer paratha.

Panner paratha ,a popular punjabi breakfast recipe are nothing but stuffed chappathi with grated paneer.There are so any variations that we could bring in this simple paratha to make them more nutritious and delicious as well. The grated paneer are mixed with few spices,onions,chillies and coriander leaves to enhance the taste of the stuffing which is then stuffed inside the chappathi to make Paneer parathas.
Panneer paratha recipe which I have posted here today is delicious and nutritious with the addition of Paneer (cottage cheese) which is a good source of protein.

PREPARATION TIME : 15 MINS

COOKING TIME : 30 -35 MINS

YIELDS : 8

panner paratha.,

DO CHECK MY OTHER PARATHA RECIPES:

Aloo paratha.

Broccoli paratha.

Palak paratha.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE DOUGH

1 & 1/4 wheat flour

2 tsp oil Salt to taste

Water as required

Wheat flour for dusting

FOR THE STUFFING

200 g Paneer

1/2 onion (chopped)

1/2 green chilli (chopped)

/2 tsp garam masala powder

1/2 tsp chat masala powder

1 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)

Salt to taste

METHOD

THE DOUGH

Mix wheat flour,salt,oil in a large mixing bowl.Add water little by little to form a soft,smooth dough and let it rest for 20 mins.After that make 8 medium sized balls.

the dough

THE STUFFING

Mix well all the ingredients under ‘for the stuffing’ column without water.No cooking required for the stuffing.

the stuffing

THE PARATHAS

Take a small amount of the dough,dust them with flour and roll out the dough to small circle.

make small balls

Add the stuffing in the centre,spread them gently and evenly leaving an inch gap at the edges.

roll out the dough

Fold the round rolled out dough from three sides to form a triangle(refer pic below).Seal the edges by pressing them gently so that they don’t open up while cooking.

to fold

Heat a tawa and place the rolled out paratha.

on tawa

Drizzle oil and cook well on both sides.You can see the edges sealed well and didnt open on heating.

cook both sides

Soft,Healthy Paneer parathas are ready to serve.Serve them hot with onion salad and green chutney.

paneer paratha,

TAKE CARE TIPS

Make the chapathi dough little soft because stiff dough will be difficult to fold.

Use fresh paneer for the stuffing to get soft parathas.

33 thoughts on “Paneer paratha”

  6. Thank you very much for visiting my blog. I really enjoyed looking through your wonderful recipes this morning. You make me want to paneer paratha! You do a very fine job illustrating the methods for your recipes and I look forward to learning more about Indian food cooking from your blog! 🙂

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    1. Thank you so much Seana for your encouraging words…..You have a wonderful blog with good display pics which made me really hungry….All your recipes are new for me with rare ingredients like asparagus ,zucchini,leeks ,apricot that are so difficult to get from Indian markets…But I should definitely give your Roasted chicken with potatoes a try….

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  13. Love this type otpf recipe with step by step photos especially if it’s a dish i don’t know, have never seen made! Well done. And thx for stopping by my blog and following – always lovely to me a new blogger – you have some lovely recipes on your site!

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