Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Cauliflower parathas with tangy Mint chutney and an Award



INGREDIENTS

1 Cup wheat flour kneaded into a soft dough
2 tsp coarsly ground green chilli
Few coriander leaves finely chopped
1/4 th tsp Ajwain (Carom seed) powder
1 small cauliflower finely chopped or grated


PROCEDURE

1. In a bowl mix together green chilli paste,ajwain, cauliflower and coriander leaves. (do not add any salt to this mixture) Adequate salt should be added to the dough.

2. Divide the dough into lemon sized balls. Roll out each ball into a 4 inch diameter circle. Add a spoonful of the cauliflower mixture and seal from all sides to make a ball.
Roll out the ball into a circle.

3. Flip it on a hot griddle until golden brown on both sides.

Gloss it with ghee or unsalted butter and enjoy when hot with mint chutney.


TANGY MINT CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS

2 cups mint leaves
1 cup coriander leaves
1-2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
1-2 tbsp tamarind pulp
salt

PROCEDURE

1. Grind all the above ingredients into a fine paste in a blender. Add cold water if required.

Tastes great with paraths. Can be used to make sandwiches.
Also is a wonderful dip for pakodas and other snacks.

AWARD

Thank you Akal's Saappadu from http://www.saappadu.com/ for passing on this lovely award to me.




I am sending this entry to Srilekha`s EFM June-Breakfast series.
http://www.srishkitchen.com/2009/06/efm-june-breakfast-series.html

33 comments:

Parita said...

Cauliflower parathas look perfect..congrats for the award :)

chow and chatter said...

yummy and congrats on the award lol

Sweta (My Indian Dietitian) said...

Reminds me of my mom's parathas-simple awesome! Must try it-I actually have all the ingredients right now:)

Poornima Nair said...

Great parathas...they look scrumptious.

chef and her kitchen said...

Looks like after a long break u r posting this dear...Gobi parathas look yummy n so is the chutney..
Congrats on the award..

Tangled Noodle said...

The parathas look delicious and so does the mint chutney! I'm definitely going to try this recipe - we have tons of mint growing in our garden.

Anonymous said...

Parathas look delicious and love the mint chutney! Congrats on the award!

Maria said...

Hi, I have a award for you in my blog, come to take it :)

Chitra said...

This looks like i had in restaurant:)will try this next time..mint chutney is also new to me..Love both the dishes!!

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Congrats on your award and the parathas are looking so soft and the shape is perfect!!!

Vrinda said...

Congrats on ur award Phanitha..healthy parathas,never tried with mint chutney..

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

Congrats on oyur award and your parathas looks lovely.

Usha said...

Looks delicious and inviting !

phanithabharat said...

Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments...

Indian Khana said...

Perfect meal....looks just yum....Congrats on ur award dear

Suparna said...

perfect parathas and equally yummy looking chutney! congrats on the award :)
the previous couple of recipes are just too awesome. u have a great blog phanitha.
TC

Kalai said...

Paratha looks yum with mint chutney.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

I love gobi parathas... Yours look so goood...

Srikitchen said...

hi! join in the EFM-Breakfast and Variety Rice Series going in my blog!

Ann said...

This looks beautiful and pleasant. Love your presentation..i'm very tempted now.

Ann said...

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Pavithra Elangovan said...

Gobi paratha my fav.. looks so yumm...

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