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Breakfast dish, illustrative
Volume I · Nov 1

Paneer–Methi Soft Paratha with Curd

NovemberBreakfast
Serves
4
Portion
2 parathas + 50 g curd
Time
Rest 20 min · Cook 30 min
Texture
Soft
Season
AutumnWinterNovember
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Nourishing; Vata-pacifying

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Whole-wheat flour (atta)2 cups240 g1200 g
Water½ cup + 1 tbsp140 ml700 ml
Rock salt (sendha namak)pinch (dough)1 g5 g
Paneer (cow's milk)grated150 g750 g
Fenugreek leaves (methi)1 cup, finely chopped50 g250 g
Ginger, fresh2 tsp grated10 g50 g
Cumin (jeera)¼ tsp1 g5 g
Carom (ajwain)pinch0.5 g2.5 g
Coriander seed / powder1 tsp2 g10 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)½ tsp (filling)2.5 g12.5 g
Ghee (cow)5 tsp (cooking)25 g125 g
Curd (dahi), plain¾ cup + 1 tbsp (to serve)200 g1000 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Knead a soft dough with atta, salt and water; rest 20 minutes.

  2. Step 2: Mix paneer, methi, ginger, spices and salt for the filling.

  3. Step 3: Divide dough and filling into 8; stuff each ball, seal and roll gently to 6 inches.

  4. Step 4: Cook on a medium tawa with ½ tsp ghee per side until golden-spotted.

  5. Step 5: Stack in a cloth to keep soft; serve with room-temperature curd.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

401kcal
Energy
16.4g
Protein
17g
Fat
42.7g
Carbohydrate
7g
Fibre
0.9g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

Variations & further ideas