Paneer (Cottage Cheese) Paratha

Crispy parathas stuffed with spicy soft cottage cheese served with green chutney and butter is one of my favourite breakfast items.

Ingredients

1 ½ cups wheat flower (for 2 parathas)

Salt to taste

½ tsp ajwain seeds

4/4 cup warm water

For filling:

5 tbsps grated paneer

½ tsp ginger cut fine

1/3 tsp finely cut green chilli OR ¼ tsp red chilli powder

1 tbsp cut coriander leaves

Instruction

-          Knead the wheat flour with salt, ajwain and water into somewhat stiff dough.

-          Mix all the ingredients for the filling. I don’t add salt to this as it makes it soggy while filling.

-         Divide the dough into two, spread each one into a round, put the filling inside, bring the periphery together, flatten and gently spread into a larger round.

-          Heat thava on medium heat and cook the paratha from both sides, applying ghee.

-          Serve with coriander mint chutney and butter, or tomato ketchup.