Stuffed Buckwheat Paratha Recipe (Kuttu Ka Paratha)

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup buckwheat (kuttu or kutti no daro) flour, refer handy tip
• 1/4 cup rice flour (chawal ka atta)
• 2 tsp oil
• salt (namak) to taste
• rice flour (chawal ka atta) for rolling
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
• 3/4 cup grated processed cheese
• 3 tbsp finely chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup finely chopped capsicum
• salt (namak) to taste
• oil for cooking

Steps

1. Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into soft dough, using enough water.
2. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and roll out each portion into a 150 mm. (6”) diameter circle using a little rice flour for rolling.
3. Cook each roti very lightly on a hot tava (griddle) and keep aside.
4. For ¾ cup of buckwheat flour, grind 1 cup of buckwheat in a mixer to a smooth powder. Use as per the recipe.
5. To make stuffed buckwheat paratha, divide the stuffing into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
6. Just before serving place a roti on a flat, dry surface, spread a portion of the prepared stuffing on half of the roti and fold it over to make a semi-circle.
7. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook the paratha, using a little oil, till it turns golden brown in colour from both sides.
8. Repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing to make 5 more parathas.
9. Serve the stuffed buckwheat paratha immediately.