Friday, February 5, 2016

Cauliflower paratha (Cauliflower, orullai chapathi)

Cauliflower paratha (Cauliflower, orullai chapathi) - preparation time 20 mins
My husband don't like cauliflower much but i love cauliflower. So we have to cook in some way that he wont get the smell of cauliflower in the dish. If you add in kuruma in small piece cauliflower will take the juice of kuruma and taste good likewise we can use cauliflower with some spices and make this paratha.

Ingredients:-
Boiled potato - 1
Black jeera - 1/2 tsp
Cauliflower - 3/4  or one (if the flower is small size)
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Wheat flour - 2 cups
Salt - Required amount
Turmeric - a pinch
Red Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Water - To Knead the dough
Finely chopped Green chili - 1 or 2
Chopped fresh coriander - 1 tbsp
Sunflower or Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp

Preparation method:-
Mix wheat flour with 1 tbsp oil and salt. Knead the flour with required amount of water. Knead well so that the dough is soft. Apply little oil and rest the flour for few mins (maybe 30 mins)
Pressure cook the potatoes. Remove the skin, mash the potatoes.
In a vessel boil water with salt and turmeric. When water boils add the cauliflower florets to the water and switch of the flame. Cover the vessel and leave for few mins.
If any worms present inside cauliflower it will come out and die. After 5 mins remove the cauliflower and keep aside. 
Using a carrot or cheese grater grate the cauliflower florets.
In a kadai add 1 tsp oil, chopped green chili, grated cauliflower, turmeric. sortae till the raw smells goes off.
Add mashed potato, chili powder, garam masala, chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Stuffing will be a tight dough.
When the stuffing is cool make small ball stuffing. 
Make small ball using wheat flour. Flatten the ball, keep stuffing ball inside and close. Seal fully with the wheat flour and make like a ball. Dust the ball using the dry wheat flour before rolling to paratha.
Using chapathi roller make paratha. Heat tawa and cook the cauliflower paratha both side.
Stuffed paratha is ready to serve. Happy eating.

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