Aloo Parathaਆਲੂ ਪਰਾਠਾ

Name: Aloo Paratha
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Punjabi
Ingredients: 2 cups Whole-wheat flour (atta); 4 Potatoes, boiled & mashed; 2 Green chillies, minced; 1 tsp Ginger, grated; 2 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Amchur (dry mango powder); 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; for cooking Ghee; to taste Salt

⏱ Prep 25m🍳 Cook 20m🍽 Serves 3🌿 Vegetarian

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Aloo paratha is the Punjabi breakfast institution — whole-wheat flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potato, griddled with ghee until golden and blistered. Eaten hot with a knob of white butter, thick yogurt and a smear of pickle.

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Ingredients

▪Whole-wheat flour (atta)2 cups
▪Potatoes, boiled & mashed4
▪Green chillies, minced2
▪Ginger, grated1 tsp
▪Coriander leaves, chopped2 tbsp
▪Cumin powder1 tsp
▪Amchur (dry mango powder)1 tsp
▪Red chilli powder1/2 tsp
▪Gheefor cooking
▪Saltto taste

🌍 Cooking abroad? Substitutions

Keep the filling dry — wet mash tears the paratha. Cool the potatoes before mixing.
Amchur adds the tang; a squeeze of lemon in the filling works too.
Roll gently and evenly so the filling doesn’t burst.

Method

1Knead the atta with water and a little salt into a soft, pliable dough; rest 20 minutes.
2Mash the potatoes with green chilli, ginger, coriander, cumin, amchur, chilli powder and salt — keep the filling dry and lump-free.
3Roll a ball of dough into a small disc, place a generous spoon of filling in the centre, gather the edges to seal, and gently roll out again into a paratha, dusting with flour.
4Cook on a hot tawa, flipping, and drizzle ghee on both sides until golden-brown blisters appear.
5Serve hot with white butter, yogurt and pickle.

A Desi.Net original recipe · part of our Indian Cuisine library. Confirm details and adjust to taste.