Purple Cabbage Paratha

Purple cabbage paratha is a nutritious and healthier way of making your little ones eat cabbage. This is a flavorful, colorful and fiber rich paratha.

हि पाककृती मराठीतून वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा.   

Ingredients: 

• Whole wheat flour- approx 3 cups 
• Purple cabbage, finely chopped or grated- 2 cups (1 small)
• Onion, finely chopped- 1 medium
• Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp 
• Asafetida (Hing)- ¼ tsp
• Coriander powder- 1 tsp
• Sesame seeds- 1 tsp
• Carom seeds (Ajwain), crushed- 1 ½  tsp
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp 
• Ginger 2 " piece 
• Green chilli- 3 to 4 (adjust to your taste) 
• Fresh coriander, finely chopped- a handful 
• Salt to taste 
• Oil or butter- 2 tsp + as required to toast parathas 

Method: 

• Grind coarsely ginger, green chilli and cumin seeds without adding water.
• Combine cabbage, onion, crushed ginger-green chilli, coriander, turmeric, hing & salt in a bowl or thali. Mix well and crush with hands. Let it marinate for 5 minutes.
• Add wheat flour, sesame seeds, carom seeds and mix well. 
• Add 2 tsp hot oil (mohan). Knead into a soft pilable dough using water only if required. Add water little by little. Keep aside for 5 to 10 minutes. 
• Divide the dough into small portions. 
• Roll out each portion into a small circle's. Use plastic paper to roll. Using plastic paper, you can roll the paratha without using extra flour.  When you are roasting paratha, it will required less oil this way. 
• Heat a tava (griddle) and roast each paratha (circle) using a little oil, till it turns golden brown in colour on both the sides.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup or curd or any Indian pickle.