Onion is a quintessential ingredient used in Indian cooking to prepare curries, sauces, chutneys, rice varieties, etc. Today's recipe is a simple recipe of paratha with onion as the main ingredient. This recipe does not require many ingredients or hours of preparation and hence is a perfect recipe you can turn to when you have
little time and yet wish to have a change from your regular routine.
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tbsp oil
1 onion thinly sliced
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
¼ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
½ tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
Water as required
Butter
Method
- Heat a tbsp of oil in a non stick pan and saute the onions till golden.
- Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, dry mango powder and saute for a few seconds till the raw smell goes. Allow it to cool down slightly.
- Take a bowl, add flour and the sauteed onion mix and mix well.
- Add water little by little and knead to form a smooth dough.
- Add a tbsp of oil and knead again till the dough turns soft.
- Cover with a lid and set aside for an hour.
- Divide the dough into 6 or 8 equal balls and keep ready.
- Lightly dust with flour and roll out each ball to form a medium sized paratha.
- Heat a tava and cook the paratha on both sides applying butter till nice brown patches are seen.
- In the same way prepare the remaining parathas.
- Serve hot with any paneer or Chicken or Mutton gravy or any gravy of your choice.
Really I use it almost every day cooking..Onion is any forms is an imp ingredient in our house...Yummy paratha
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Nice and delicious paratha.
ReplyDeleteAromatic parathas,inviting.
ReplyDeleteThe parathas should have tasted delicious with the onions..
ReplyDeletelovely idea...flavorful and tasty paratha..thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteDuring my hostel days in Delhi a roommate used to make these and I loved them......never tried myself.
ReplyDeletelooks delicious, Amina, I love the additions of the onions, very flavourful.
ReplyDeletei would love to try this out...yummy recipe
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ReplyDeleteWe use onions almost every day cooking thought never tried onion pratha, new to me.
Take care and have a lovely week ahead!
nice parathas Amina. good clicks too
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ReplyDeletesimple and delicious paratha...
ReplyDeleteyummmy! mouth watering..I am an onion lover actually!! love onion recipes & this pratha is new to me actually!!
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