Coriander paratha / Cilantro paratha / Kothimbir paratha

Coriander paratha is something you can make very easily and with very little hassle. The ingredients needed are usually always available in any Indian household so no prior prep is needed as well.

Let us start with the ingredients :

1 cup whole wheat flour

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon oil

1 bunch cilantro (coriander)

1 teaspoon red chilly powder

1/4 teaspoon haldi powder

1 teaspoon dhaniya (coriander) powder

1 teaspoon jeera

Ghee

Water

Procedure

1. In a bowl suitable for making dough add the whole wheat flour, salt, red chilli powder, haldi powder, dhaniya powder and jeera

2. Mix all these dry ingredients well and add 1 tablespoon oil to it

3. Rinse off the coriander and dry it with a paper towel to remove the excess water

4. Finely chop the coriander

5. Now add this finely chopped coriander to the flour mixture above.

6. Slowly start adding water as you knead the dough. Cilantro is going to release some water when you let the dough rest, so do not add too much water to the dough. As a measure add less water than the amount you would add for making rotis from 1 cup of flour.

7. Let the dough rest for about 45 minutes or so.

8. Roll out the parathas like you would roll a roti.

9. Brush off the excess flour from the parathas.

10. Place it on a hot griddle. When you see bubbles on one side of the paratha, apply some ghee to the bubbly side and then turn it over. Do the same on the other side.

Parathas are ready ! Serve them with your choice of pickle and yogurt to make it a meal !