Dal Paratha

Name: Dal Paratha
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Madhyapradesh)
Ingredients: Dough: 250g whole wheat flour; Filling: 100g chana dal, soaked and cooked dry; ½ tsp cumin; ½ tsp coriander; 1 green chilli; 1 tsp amchur; salt

🌱 Vegan📊 Medium

Traditional 24. Dal Paratha recipe

⏱️20 minPrep

🔥20 minCook

🕒40 minTotal

🍽️3Serves

🧺 Ingredients

Dough: 250g whole wheat flour
Filling: 100g chana dal, soaked and cooked dry; ½ tsp cumin; ½ tsp coriander; 1 green chilli; 1 tsp amchur; salt

👩‍🍳 How to make Dal Paratha

Cook soaked chana dal until soft, drain completely, mash coarsely.
Season dal with all spices. Cool completely before filling.
Stuff into dough balls, seal, roll into parathas.
Cook on hot tawa with ghee.

📖 Cultural notes

Dal Paratha uses cooked leftover dal from the previous night — a zero-waste approach to breakfast that is economical and nutritious, common in middle-class MP households. ---

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