easy dal paratha recipe | dal ka paratha | lentil stuffed paratha recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 180 minutes
- Cook time: 60 minutes
- Total time: 240 minutes
- Yield: 10 Servings
- Category: paratha
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup chana dal (soaked 3 hours)
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- 10 ball sized wheat dough
- oil for roasting
Method
- firstly, in large vessel take 1 cup chana dal, soaked for 3 hours.
- boil for 15 minutes or till chana dal turns soft yet retain their shape.
- drain off the water and keep aside for 30 minutes or till water is drained off completely.
- transfer the cooked chana dal into a blender and grind to a fine powder.
- add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp aamchur, ½ tsp garam masala, ½ tsp cumin powder, ¼ tsp ajwain, ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp coriander leaves.
- mix well making sure all the spices are combined well.
- pinch a ball sized wheat dough and dust with some wheat flour. check pizza paratha recipe to check how to prepare the wheat dough.
- further, roll it in a circle of about 5 to 5.5 inches in diameter.
- place a ball sized chana dal stuffing in the centre.
- take the edge and start pleating bringing to centre.
- sprinkle some wheat flour and roll slightly thick.
- on a hot tawa place the rolled paratha and cook both sides brushing oil.
- finally, serve hot chana dal paratha with sauce, raita or pickle.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.