Enjoy a warm and flavorful Matar Paratha, perfect for winter. This dish features a filling made with peas, ginger, garlic, and spices, enveloped in soft whole wheat dough. The recipe is simple and the paratha pairs well with sweet tomato chutney.
1: Heat oil in a pan.
2: Add cumin seeds and once they start sputtering, add ginger, garlic, and green chili.
3: Add peas, salt, turmeric, and cumin powder. Cook till peas turn mushy and excess water evaporates.
4: Add lemon juice and cook for a few more minutes.
5: Transfer peas to a mixer jar and grind into a coarse paste.
6: Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add chopped coriander leaves, and mix. Adjust salt.
7: For the dough, combine whole wheat flour, oil, carom and nigella seeds, salt, and water as required to make a soft dough.
8: Use the dough to assemble the parathas using the prepared filling.
