How to Make Aloo Paratha

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Knead the dough with 1/2 tablespoon oil and sufficient amount of water.

   The dough should be a little tougher than your average pizza dough.
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   Step 2: Keep the dough aside for 1/2 an hour.

   , Mash it so that there are no lumps.
   
   Ensure that your potato mash is not watery. , Make balls of the dough you had kneaded. ,,,,, Place the ball, down, and with your rolling pin, gently press to make a plus sign.
   
   This will help ensure that the stuffing is spread evenly all through. , Keep in mind that the stuffing should not come out. , Grease it with butter, then cook both the sides of the paratha, by flipping it over, so that the sides brown properly. , Serve it with pickle (Indian), yogurt, or just a dab of butter! Excellent to beat the cold.
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   Step 3: To your boiled and mashed potatoes

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   Step 4: add all the dry spices

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   Step 5: the finely chopped onions and salt.

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   Step 6: On your kitchen board

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   Step 7: sprinkle a little dry flour.

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   Step 8: Roll one ball at a time into a thick small circle.

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   Step 9: Now lift the circle in your left hand

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    Step 10: and place the potato mash in the centre.

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    Step 11: Fold the edges in wards like you do in a dumpling

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    Step 12: ensuring that no filling is exposed.

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    Step 13: Roll this dumpling so that it becomes a proper round again.

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    Step 14: Sprinkle some dry flour on the ball and the board.

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    Step 15: Very gently roll the ball in to a flat not to thin circle.

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    Step 16: Heat a skillet to medium temperature.

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    Step 17: Your paratha is ready to eat.

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