MALAYSIAN PARATHA AND AWARDS!!

I took this recipe from “Aval Vikatan “ magazine under international cuisine section. I’ve done this 2-3 times so far.Its always a hit !!

Ingredients
For dough:

• Maida / All purpose flour – 1 cup
• Salt – to taste
• Hot water – As needed
• Gingely/Sesame Oil – 1 tsp

For Filling/Stuffing:

• Grated carrot –1 cup
• Grated cabbage – 1 cup
• Grated Onion – 3/4 cup
• Boiled n Mashed potato – 1/2 cup(optional)
• Green chilly – 2 – 3 nos(finely chopped)
• Garlic flakes – 4 nos (Finely chopped)
• Ginger – 1 inch size (finely chopped)
• Ajinomoto – 1/4 tsp
• White pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
• Soya sauce – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Water – little to sprinkle.
• Oil – 1 tbsp

Method:

• Knead the dough using Maida,salt,hot water and a tsp of oil and set aside.
• Heat a wok/kadai with oil and add the finely chopped ginger,garlic and green chilly .Fry for a min.
• Now add the grated onions and saute for a min.
• Then add the grated vegetables and fry for sometime till the raw smell leaves it.(keep in high flame and stir it constantly so that it wont get burnt)
• Now add the salt,soya sauce and ajinomoto.Toss it well.
• Finally add the white pepper powder and mix it well.
• Now sprinkle some water and close the kadai with lid.
• Let it cook for 1-2 mins(mix it once in the middle )
• The veggies will be fully cooked .
• Now switch off the flame and close it with a lid.
• Stuffing is ready.

For paratha:
For 1 cup of Maida,u can make 5-6 chapattis.

• Take the dough and make balls of even size as we make for chapatti.

• Roll it into a thin chapatti.
• Take 2 –3 tsp of stuffing and keep it the center.

• Now close all the sides of chapatti to make it a square and roll it once.I hope the picture gives u a clear idea!!

• Heat a dosa tawa and put the paratha over it.
• Sprinkle some oil and cook both sides till golden brown.

Malaysian paratha is ready to serve with raita or pickle of ur choice!!

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