Stuffed Matar Parathas – a delicious flatbread stuffed with a flavourful green peas filling.
Stuffed parathas hold a special place in Indian cuisine, celebrated for their hearty, flavorful fillings and crisp, golden crust. Among the many varieties, aloo paratha , mooli paratha and matar paratha stand out as timeless favorites. Stuffed Matar paratha is a winter specialty, showcasing the fresh sweetness of seasonal green peas. With its vibrant green filling and earthy taste, matar paratha brings the warmth of winter flavors to the table.
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About Stuffed Matar Parathas
Stuffed Matar Parathas are a delightful way to enjoy seasonal green peas. It is a wholesome flatbread filled with a flavourful green peas stuffing.
The stuffing is prepared by steaming fresh green peas, mashing them, and mixing them with ginger garlic chilly paste with a blend of spices. This mixture is stuffed into whole wheat dough, rolled out into parathas, and cooked on a hot tawa with ghee until golden and crisp. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, matar parathas pair wonderfully with yogurt, pickle, or a dollop of butter.
Step-wise instructions with pictures to make Stuufed Matar Parathas
In a mixing bowl or large plate, add wholewheat flour, carom seeds and salt.
Add water gradually and knead to make a soft, stiff dough. Add a tsp of oil and knead well. Keep this aside for 10 minutes.
For the stuffing, firstly steam the fresh peas and keep aside.
Make a paste of green chillies, ginger, garlic and keep aside.
Mash the cooked peas well. To the mashed peas, add the chilly, ginger and garlic paste, salt, cumin coriander powder and garam masala. Mix well. This is the stuffing for the paratha.
Now take a small dough ball and flatten it using your fingers. Place around 2 tbsp of stuffing in the centre and seal it well.
Roll this into a paratha.
Place the paratha on a hot pan.
Drizzle some ghee and cook the paratha on both sides until it turns golden in colour. Likewise, make the remaining parathas. Serve Matar Parathas with curds and pickle.
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Stuffed Matar Paratha | Fresh Peas Paratha
Ingredients
- 2 cups of wholewheat flour
- 1 tbsp carom seeds
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp oil
For stuffing
- 2 cups fresh peas
- 3 green chillies
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp cumin coriander powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- salt to taste
- Ghee forcooking the pararthas
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl or large plate, add wholewheat flour, carom seeds and salt.
- Add water gradually and knead to make a soft, stiff dough. Add a tsp of oil and knead well. Keep this aside for 10 minutes.
- For the stuffing, firstly steam the fresh peas and keep aside.
- Make a paste of green chillies, ginger, garlic and keep aside.
- Mash the cooked peas well.
- To the mashed peas, add the chilly, ginger and garlic paste, salt, cumin coriander powder and garam masala. Mix well. This is the stuffing for the paratha.
- Now take a small dough ball and flatten it using your fingers.
- Place around 2 tbsp of stuffing in the centre and seal it well. Roll this into a paratha.
- Place the paratha on a hot pan.
- Drizzle some ghee and cook the paratha on both sides until it turns golden in colour.
- Likewise, make the remaining parathas. Â
- Serve Matar Parathas with curds and pickle.
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