Last weekend I made 'Muglai Paratha' a delicious egg/chicken/muttun stuffed paratha, another famous street food of Bengal. Typically they are served with chicken or mutton curry(kosha mangsho) or 'dam alu', but you may serve it with sauce of your choice.
Ingredients:
1. All purpose flour- 3 cups
2. Whole wheat flour- 1 cup
3. Large eggs - 4
4. Water - to make the dough
5. Onions(finely chopped)- 1 big
6. Green chili(finely chopped) - 2~3
7. Salt - to taste
8. (optional)Diced chicken/mutton kima - 1/2 cup
9. Green coriander leafs (chopped) - 1/2 cup
10. White oil - to fry and making the dough
11. Finely chopped ginger - 2-3 tbsp
12. Garam Masala - 1tbs
2. Whole wheat flour- 1 cup
3. Large eggs - 4
4. Water - to make the dough
5. Onions(finely chopped)- 1 big
6. Green chili(finely chopped) - 2~3
7. Salt - to taste
8. (optional)Diced chicken/mutton kima - 1/2 cup
9. Green coriander leafs (chopped) - 1/2 cup
10. White oil - to fry and making the dough
11. Finely chopped ginger - 2-3 tbsp
12. Garam Masala - 1tbs
Procedure:
Step1: In a large mixing bowl take the all purpose flour , wheat flour, salt, 1/2 tsb oil and give it a good mix. Now, start adding water, not in one go, but a little at a time till everything comes together to form a lumpy but not sticky dough. Knead the dough very well till it becomes very soft and smooth. Cover and leave it to rest for a while.
Step2: In a separate bowl break one egg, 1~2 tbs meat(if you are using), add 2- 3 tbsp of chopped onion, 1 tsp of chopped ginger, 1 tsp of chopped green chilies, chopped coriander leafs, a pinch of garam masala and salt to taste. Mix it well keep aside.
Step3: Sprinkle flour onto a clean surface for rolling out the dough. Grab a handful flour dough we made earlier and roll it around in the flour. Stretch while rolling as much as possible, it should be very thin and large.
Step4: Heat a flat pan with 2 tbs oil to fry the parathas. I like my parathas shallow fried, but you may deep fry it as well.
Step5: Pour the prepared egg mixture at the center and spread a little taking care not to spill outside the dough. Quickly but carefully fold 4 sides bringing towards the center over the egg mixture, the sides should overlap each other covering the egg mixer to give a square shape.
Step6: This is the most difficult part to do, now you need to transfer the square egg mixer stuffed paratha to the hot oil in the pan.
Step7: Fry the paratha on a medium heat flipping over until it is evenly golden on both sides and the egg inside is cooked through. Add extra oil if needed during frying.
Step8: Follow the same steps and make parathas with the remaining dough.
Step8: Serve the parathas with mutton curry/chicken curry/alu dam/ or just with sauce. Enjoy your moglai parathas.
Step2: In a separate bowl break one egg, 1~2 tbs meat(if you are using), add 2- 3 tbsp of chopped onion, 1 tsp of chopped ginger, 1 tsp of chopped green chilies, chopped coriander leafs, a pinch of garam masala and salt to taste. Mix it well keep aside.
Step3: Sprinkle flour onto a clean surface for rolling out the dough. Grab a handful flour dough we made earlier and roll it around in the flour. Stretch while rolling as much as possible, it should be very thin and large.
Step4: Heat a flat pan with 2 tbs oil to fry the parathas. I like my parathas shallow fried, but you may deep fry it as well.
Step5: Pour the prepared egg mixture at the center and spread a little taking care not to spill outside the dough. Quickly but carefully fold 4 sides bringing towards the center over the egg mixture, the sides should overlap each other covering the egg mixer to give a square shape.
Step6: This is the most difficult part to do, now you need to transfer the square egg mixer stuffed paratha to the hot oil in the pan.
Step7: Fry the paratha on a medium heat flipping over until it is evenly golden on both sides and the egg inside is cooked through. Add extra oil if needed during frying.
Step8: Follow the same steps and make parathas with the remaining dough.
Step8: Serve the parathas with mutton curry/chicken curry/alu dam/ or just with sauce. Enjoy your moglai parathas.
