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RADISH PARATHA-WITH LESS SMELL OF RADISH

          My friend Sangeeta,have told me to try mooli paratha so many times,but I was so scared how it would smell and kept on postponing, now, after an year almost, today I dared to try this paratha and after I tasted, I dint find any smell of radish that much I was afraid of.. Thanks to Chitra for suggesting sautéing the radish.I simply love this one and since I wanted to blog this too!
 

INGREDIENTS

Radish,grated	1 cup tightly packed
Red chilli powder	3/4 tsp
Garam masala powder	1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder	1/8 tsp
Green chilli	1 no.,Chopped
Coriander leaves,chopped	3 tblsp
Ginger,grated	1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds/Jeera	1 tsp
Salt	as needed
Oil/ghee	1 tsp

For Dough:

Aatta/wheat flour	1 cup
Salt and water	as needed
Oil	1 tblsp

 

Method:

1. Peel the skin off from radish and grate it.Mix with salt and turmeric in a plate and keep in a slanting way.
2. The water can drain and get collected separately.
3. Make dough as we prepare for roti- the dough should not be too stiff,also not stick,just right-soft and pliable.Set aside covered.
4. Now squeeze the excess water from the radish mixture thoroughly.
5. Heat a pan with oil and splutter jeera,add green chilli,ginger and fry well.
   
6. Add the squeezed radish in a sprinkled way and add the coriander leaves,garam masala and red chilli powder.
7. Mix,fry well till all the moisture evaporates and the stuff becomes dry.(In medium flame for about 5-6 minutes approximately)
8. Now Stuffing is ready. Cool down completely.
9. make equal sized big lemon sized balls out of the dough and the stuffing.
10. Dust the dough balls liberally and roll out half way and keep the stuffing ball inside.
11. Seal the ends towards centre as shown in the picture.
12. Again dust this in the flour(I use maida for dusting) and roll out immediately.
    
13. I prefer my paratha in thinner side. Heat the tawa and cook till small bubbles starts appearing.
14. on both sides with drizzle of oil till golden brown spots appear.
15. Serve with Boondi raita or Pickle of your choice!