Aachari Pumpkin Paratha

Ingredients

For Stuffing

• 2 cups Boiled pumpkin
• 1 finely chopped onions
• 2 medium sized potatoes , boiled and mashed
• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
• 1/2 tbsp readymade pickle masala
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

For The Dough

• 2 cups wheat (gehun) flour
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste
• oil to cooking

Method

For the Stuffing

1. Heat the oil in a pan, add asafoetida, garlic-ginger-chilli paste. Saute for few seconds.
2. Add onion, Saute for 5 minutes.
3. Add Pumpkin , salt, garam masala, turmeric powder, pickle masala, sugar , Mix well.
4. Turn off the gas. Add mashed potato, lemon juice, coriander leaves, mix well. Keep aside.

For the dough

1. Combine together wheat flour, salt and oil and make a dough for paratha.
2. Divide the stuffing into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
3. Roll out a portion of the dough into a circle.
4. Place a portion of the stuffing at the center and bring the edges together at the center to seal tightly.
5. Roll out again into a circle, using little whole wheat flour.
6. Heat a tava and cook each paratha, using little oil or ghee, till golden brown spots appear on both the sides.
7. Repeat the same steps to make 3 more parathas.
8. Serve hot.