Whole Wheat Spinach Paneer Lifafa Paratha Recipe

Total Time: 65 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

  • salt
  • wheat flour
  • corn flour
  • green chillies
  • ghee
  • paneer
  • chaat masala powder
  • cumin powder (jeera) ( ground)
  • onion
  • cumin seeds (jeera)
  • ghee the parathas
  • spinach leaves (palak)
  • sunflower oil

Instructions:

  • To begin making the Whole Wheat Spinach Paneer Lifafa Paratha Recipe, in a mixing bowl add the whole wheat flour, salt, 1 tablespoon melted ghee and mix
  • Next add water little by little and start kneading the dough
  • If you are looking for softer texture add only milk to knead the dough and no water
  • Knead till you get soft, smooth dough
  • Cover and let the paratha dough rest for 30 minutes
  • While the lifafa paratha dough is resting we can make the stuffing
  • Heat oil in a pan
  • To hot oil add cumin seeds and wait till they turn slight brown
  • Add onions and green chilies and saut? till onions turn soft
  • Add finely chopped spinach and cook until spinach looses all it?s moisture
  • Add salt to taste
  • Once spinach is completely dry, turn off heat and keep it aside to cool down
  • Add roasted cumin powder, chaat masala to grated paneer
  • Add cooked spinach mix and mix them all together
  • This paratha stuffing mixture should be dry
  • If you find any liquid in it, squeeze it out
  • Divide them into equal sized balls
  • In a small bowl, combine the corn flour along with water to make a thick paste
  • This will be used for sealing the edges
  • Knead the paratha dough once more and divide them into equal sized balls (lemon sized)
  • Roll it thin about 10 inch
  • Place it on hot griddle/tawa and cook for 10 seconds on each sides, without oil
  • Dont over cook it
  • Take it out of tawa
  • Repeat this for rest of the dough
  • Now place half cooked rotis on a flat surface
  • Place a small portion of spinach paneer stuffing in the center
  • Spread the stuffing all over leaving out the edges
  • Apply corn flour paste on the edges of the roti
  • Fold the 2 opposite corners of the roti over the stuffing
  • Now fold the remaining 2 edges sealing the filling well
  • This will look like a folded envelope
  • Place the stuffed lifafa spinach paneer paratha over hot tawa, drizzle oil or ghee and cook on both sides until they turn brown on both sides
  • Serve the Whole Wheat Spinach Paneer Lifafa Paratha immediately with some yogurt and pickle for breakfast or even a weeknight dinner