easy mughlai paratha recipe | moglai porota | veg bengali mughlai paratha
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 paratha
- Category: paratha
- Cuisine: mughal
Ingredients
for dough:
- 2 cup maida / plain flour
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp salt
- water for kneading
for stuffing:
- 2 tsp oil
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- 2 chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 capsicum (finely chopped)
- 1 carrot (grated)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- ½ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cup paneer (grated)
Method
- prepare the stuffing by heating 2 tsp oil.
- saute ½ onion, 2 chilli and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste for 2 minutes.
- further add 1 capsicum, 1 carrot and saute till the vegetables shrink.
- additionally, add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp aamchur, ¼ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
- saute for a minute or till spices turn aromatic.
- keep aside and allow to cool the paneer stuffing completely.
- after the dough has rested for 20 minutes, knead slightly and pinch a ball sized dough.
- roll the dough to slightly thin thickness.
- further, spread the prepared paneer stuffing in centre.
- now carefully fold and close all sides of paratha forming a square. press gently.
- roast the paratha on hot tawa or shallow fry the parathas.
- spread a tsp of oil on both sides and roast to golden and crisp from all sides.
- finally, serve veg mughlai paratha along with raita or curry.
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.