Channa paratha / Whole brown channa paratha / Lunch box recipe

Today I am sharing another healthy Lunch box recipe. Today’s recipe is a paratha which is made with brown channa stuffing. Normally, I make aloo paratha, mooli paratha, or something else. Kids normally don’t prefer to take vegetables as such, but when stuffed in the form of parathas or koftas, they get interested. Any type of paratha is always welcomed with pleasure by my daughter and the lunch box comes empty. So today, I had some boiled channa with me which I had boiled for making kadala curry. So little I took it out and made this paratha. I packed this paratha with curd and carrots. Now to the recipe..

Ingredients required

for dough
wheat flour / atta / gothambu podi	1 cup
salt	as req.
water	as req.
oil	1 tsp.

for stuffing
channa dal (boiled)	1 cup
onion (chopped)	1 (small)
ginger garlic paste	1 teaspoon
green chilly	1
turmeric powder	a pinch
cumin seeds / jeerakam	1/2 teaspoon
coriander powder	1/2 teaspoon
garam masala	1/4 teaspoon
amchoor powder / manga podi	1/4 teaspoon
corinader leaves (chopped)	1 tablespoon

Method

1. In a wide mouthed bowl, add wheat flour and salt, mix
well. Slowly add water little by little and knead it to form a soft but
firm dough. Apply oil, knead it once more and keep it aside covered for 20
minutes.

For stuffing

1. Pressure cook soaked channna dal for 5 – 6 whistles until
soft. Wait till the pressure subsides, drain the water completely and
keep it aside. (don’t throw away the water, it can be used while kneading. )

2. Add the channa dal (without water) to a mixer jar and
give it one pulse.

3. In a pan heat oil, add cumin seeds. When it
splutters, add ginger garlic paste and green chillies. Saute it
well.

4. Now add chopped onions, and saute it nicely.

5. Now add all the dry powders except garam masala.
Saute it till the raw smell goes off.

6. Now add the channa dal paste, add salt if necessary (salt
is already added while cooking channa dal). Combine everything well, add
chopped coriander leaves finally, mix it once more. Remove it from the
flame and allow it to cool.

For making parathas

1. After 20 minutes, take the dough, and make equal
sized balls. Same way, make equal sized balls with the stuffing also.

2. Roll each ball into a thick circle, add each channa
ball in the middle, and seal it nicely.

3. Dust it with flour, roll it into parathas of desired
thickness.

4. Heat a tawa, cook the parathas on both sides till both
sides get golden spots.

5. Apply ghee / oil before serving. This can be served
with curd or boondi raita.

Linking it to “Kids Lunch Box Recipes Book Event” organised by Indusladies.

For similar paratha recipes;

1. aloo paratha
2. mooli paratha
3. multiveg paratha
4. methi thepla

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Enjoy cooking and serving
nandoo