Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Messy & tasty affair...My Zuchinni paranthas/Indian flat bread/roti!

Oh my, I have to blog about my messy kitchen- Yesterday, I tried my hand with something new and the dish was fantastic, came out really good- but the mess I created took double my cooking time. Before creating anything new, I worry about what kind of mess it will create in my cute lil' kitchen. LOL! I know, people worry about the process of creating a new dish and I worry about how long will it take me to clean. I have shades of Monica geller in me (remember the character from Friends serial???)- which means I have this compulsive disorder to clean up immediately or my mind simply preys on the mess. It is a simple parantha or stuffed Indian flat bread dish- trick is the stuffing - once you get it correct then life is simple. I have never tried out zucchini filling and yesterday was my first time. It is a watery veggie and you have to literally squeeze it dry and use it for filling- You grate the zucchini, mix it with salt, squeeze the water from it and mix it with spices for a sumptuous filling. Sounds fun eh? Trust me, it tastes wonderful in a parantha! Worth all my effort :)




Ingredients-

For filling-

1 zucchini (grated)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin powder (fry cumin seeds in a pan without oil and then grind it)
Powdered dry kasoori methi leaves (fenugreek leaves)
1 green chilli chopped finely
coriander leaves (about a handful) chopped finely
1 onion chopped finely

For the base

1 cup wheat flour
water to mix
1 tsp oil 
1/2 tsp salt

Preparation-

Knead the flour with salt & water to a smooth dough (add oil towards the end).  Set it aside. For the filling, grate zucchini and mix salt. With your hands make a ball and squeeze out the water from zucchini. It should be dry with no trace of water. Once the water is squeezed out put it in a dry mixing bowl and mix onions, green chillies, coriander leaves and rest of the spices mentioned above (cumin powder, fenugreek leaves). Toss it well and ensure it is a dry mixture and not soggy. Some people tend to saute zucchini with onions before mixing it with spices but I tend to use it raw. If you get the filling right, rest is easy. Take a small ball of dough and flatten it with a rolling pin. Add around 1 tbsp of filling in middle and fold it to a pouch (with filling in middle). Flatten this pouch on a lightly floured surface to a medium sized round shape. Fry it to golden brown on both sides and serve hot with mango chutney/pickle!






14 comments:

  1. These look delicious, I'd love one right now! I always make a huge mess when cooking and baking. I just haven't mastered the art of putting something away when I am done with it. But I always have fun, even if I regret the mess in the end.

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  2. Whatever the mess may be, parathas have came out really well.

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  3. LOL You should have looked at my kitchen after I finished cooking....messy and chaotic.
    Those zucchni flatbread slices look mouthwatering!

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  4. Parathas look just yumm. First time to ur blog. Those muffins look absolutely great. Glad to follow you.

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  5. Paratha with zucchini looks absolutely wonderful,inviting and healthy..

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  6. don't get zucchini here, but this is a must try for me !

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  7. Wow..the parathas look so crispy n delish!

    US Masala

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  8. Looks absolutely delicious, don't worry you are not alone with messsy kitchen, when cooking.

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  9. hi. I can relate so much with you, even I hate a messy kitchen, but those parathas are worth all the pain.
    If you want you can send it to only-cooking with bread at my place.


    FOODELICIOUS

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  10. I am a bit of a neat freak, so cleaning often takes me forever to clean up!
    But your paratha looks so delicious...

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  11. Looks yummy and delicious.I love zucchini
    Do drop by
    Padhuskitchen
    when u find time

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