Vidhya's Veg Indian Recipes: Broccoli Paratha

Step by step procedure with clear pictures to make a tasty and healthy paratha - Broccoli Paratha. Very simple to prepare, very delicious yet a very healthy recipe. Broccoli paratha can be served as breakfast or for dinner and it also goes well as lunch box food. Since broccoli veggie has a bland taste, I have included onion and a little amount of masala to enrich the taste of the paratha. I have tried few times making broccoli paratha with different procedures and this one comes out to be the best and hence I am sharing this in my blog. Try the recipe and post your comments. Click the link Broccoli Curry to see how to prepare another tasty broccoli recipe.

Preparation time: 30 min
Cooking time: 5 min for making each paratha
Serves: 7 paratha
Category: Breakfast/lunch box/dinner/paratha
Recipe by: Vidhya

Ingredients

(1 cup = 250ml)

Paratha dough

Wheat flour - 1 1/2 cups

Salt - As per your taste

Water - To make dough

Stuffing

Broccoli - 200 grams/ 1 1/2 cups grated

Onion - 1 Medium size finely chopped

Green chilli - 1 finely chopped

Extra virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Salt - As per your taste

Ghee/butter to make paratha

Method

Prepare dough for paratha as per your normal procedure/prepare dough as we for regular roti. Make firm dough. Knead the dough for at least 5 min to make soft paratha.
To make stuffing, first wash the broccoli florets thoroughly in running water. Grate them and keep it aside.
Finely chop the onion and green chilli.
Now take a kadai/pan, pour a table spoon of oil. I used olive oil. When oil becomes hot throw in the chopped onion and green chilli.
Fry for few seconds. Let onion retains its crispy texture. Add the grated broccoli. Just give a stir and add 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala and salt as per your taste.
Fry it for a minute and stop cooking. Onion and broccoli should not be fully cooked, both should remain crispy and so the paratha tastes at its best.
Transfer the stuffing into a bowl.

To make Paratha:

Make a medium sized ball out of atta/wheat dough. Roll it to make flat roti of 5 - 6 inch. Fill the roti with stuffing, leaving the edges. When I make paratha, I always put more stuffing as I need an uniform and fullest taste throughout the paratha.
Seal the edges and make a ball again. Dust it and roll it. You can make thin or thick paratha as per your wish.
In a hot tawa, put the prepared paratha. Apply some ghee/butter. Flip to the other side and apply the same and cook until you see some brown spots and the paratha is ready to be served.
Have hot Broccoli paratha with curd/tomato sauce.