Peas (Matar) Paratha

The best way to get the kids eat vegetables is to make stuffed Parathas!  They are very easy to make.  You can have it for your breakfast / lunch or even more easier for dinner meals :)

This small tiny looking vegetable is soft and delicious to eat!  Green peas are a powerhouse of nutrients that benefit your body in many ways... There are healthy and you can make many yummy dishes with this vegetable.

Matar or Peas Paratha is Wheat roti stuffed with mashed Peas and spices.. While making this Paratha, I peeled the Peas, washed them and coarsely ground them in mixer before stir frying and cooking it to make the filling.

This is the first time I tried making these Paratha's and they turned out to be very soft and tasty!  There was some stuffing left, with which I made mini Samosa's for children in the evening.

Ingredients :

For the dough :

Wheat Flour (2 Cups)

Oil for the dough 1 tbsp

Salt 1/2 tsp

Sugar 1/2 tsp

Oil / Ghee for frying

Water for kneading

Method :

Mix all the ingredients and knead by adding enough water to make a firm dough and keep it aside covered for 10 to 15 minutes.  Divide them into 10 to 12 equal round portions.  Flatten each portion and put the below stuffing roll out thick paratha's and cook on hot tawa till they are golden brown.

For the stuffing

Fresh green peas - 1 cup (Coarsely ground)

Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tsp each

Green chilly paste - 1 tbsp

Oil- 1 tbsp

Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp

Jeera (Cumin powder) - 1tsp

Salt and sugar to taste

Besan (Gram flour) - 2 tbsp

Fresh grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Coarsely powdered groundnut - 2 tbsp

Chopped coriander - 2 tbsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Method :

Coarsely ground the Green Peas.  Heat the oil and add ginger & garlic paste and green chilly paste and the ground green peas.  Stir fry this till the mixture is cooked and dry.  Add all other ingredients and allow to cool.

Make small balls of this filling which then I stuffed in the wheat roti and rolled them into thick paratha's and shallow fry them using ghee / oil on low flame till both the sides are golden brown.  Serve hot Paratha's with Chutney, Raita or curd and pickle.