Bitter gourd Paratha

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup. Whole wheat flour
• Salt to taste
• Water as required
• 1 tsp Ghee / olive oil
• 1 medium sized Bitter Gourd- washed, peeled, finely chopped and mix with 1 tsp of salt
• 2 tbspMashed potatoes (optional)
• Salt to taste
• ¼ tsp. Garam masala powder
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1-2 green chilies finely chopped
• 1 tbspCoriander powder
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• ½ cup Onions finely chopped
• ½ tsp Ginger-garlic paste
• ½ cup dry coconut- grated

Steps

1. Squeeze the excess moisture and bitterness from the chopped & salted karela. Keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, green chilies, onions, ginger-garlic paste and the grated coconut. Fry till fragrant and golden brown. Add salt, turmeric, coriander, garam masala.
3. Now add the squeeze dried karela and continue to cook till the karela is cooked. Adda tbsp. of mashed potatoes for binding(optional).
4. Make the dough for parathas, by mixing wheat flour, oil, salt and water. Knead the dough to form smooth dough.
5. Roll out two small balls of dough into small circular rotis and sandwich the filling in between and roll out the paratha. Repeat this to make more parathas.
6. Roast on both sides on a tava and serve hot.