Tomato Paratha | How to make tomato paratha?
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 12 parathas
 
Soft, delicious and filling tomato paratha for travel or lunchbox
Ingredients
  • 2-3 firm ripe tomatoes
  • ½ Tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 Cups whole wheat flour
  • 1-2 garlic grated
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Tsp sugar
  • 2 Tbsp desi ghee
  • ¼ Tsp red chilli powder
  • Water to make dough
Method
  1. Wash tomatoes, grate them using a box grater, hand grater. You will end up with coarsely pureed tomatoes and the peels separate out
  2. In a bowl add whole wheat flour, salt and sugar
  3. Sprinkle in black pepper powder
  4. Add grated garlic and red chilli powder
  5. Next add 1 Tbsp ghee. Mix well with a spatula or with the tips of your fingers
  6. Add grated/pureed tomatoes
  7. Start kneading the dough
  8. Now add very little water (1 Tbsp at a time~)
  9. Make sure you knead a smooth and soft dough. Do not add a lot of water
  10. Spoon in remaining ghee. Knead well
  11. Cover and let it rest for an hour
  12. To make parathas, make small pedhas/balls
  13. Roll into a roti like paratha. You can also fold into a triangle and roll again
  14. Roast on both sides till golden spots appear. Apply oil when roasting
  15. Serve hot or pack it for lunchbox. Here I have served it with tomato-onion chutney. Serve it with any chutney or raitha or plain yogurt
Notes
Tomatoes can even be pureed. Grating saves you the effort of washing up your mixer. Plus you end up with nice interesting bits of tomatoes giving a good texture

You can also refrigerate it for a few hours or overnight

If you want to skip red chilli powder if you like it bland or when making them for children

Add water very carefully. Tomatoes will almost knead into a dough. You just need a little water to finally bring it all together
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/tomato-paratha/