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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Carrot and Paneer Parathas

Paneer is a Indian variety of cheese which can be easily made in home just by curdling the milk by adding some lemon juice to it. Paneer can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes. The addition of paneer cubes to curries gives it a delicious flavour. Vegetarian curries made with paneer are rich and great vegetarian side dish.
  Initially i was planning to make some aloo paneer parathas, since i ran out of potatoes i just replaced aloo with carrot. The addition of paneer makes the parathas to stay softer for a longer time.
How to make home made paneer:


Ingredients:
Milk- 1/2 litre
Juice of 1 lemon
Method:
Boil the milk in a saucepan, when the milk boils and rise up, tilt and rotate the pan. Now slowly add the lemon juice at this stage, keep stirring with a spoon. You can see the milk starts curdling, when both the milk and water gets separated immediately take it off from heat.

 Pour the mixture through a muslin cloth and filter the water completely. Tightly wrap the cloth and place a heavy saucepan on top of it for more than 7 hours to squeeze the water completely.
After 7 hours  take the cloth and remove the cheese from it and start using for the recipes.
Carrot and Paneer Paratha:


Ingredients:
Atta flour- 2 cups
Sunflower oil- 1/2 tbsp
Yogurt- 2 tbsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Sugar- 1 tsp
Water- just enough to knead a dough( approximately 1/2 cup)
For the filling:
Carrot- 1 big sized grated finely
Paneer- 3/4 cup crumbled
Green chilli- 2 finely chopped
Coriander leaves- 1 tbsp  finely chopped
Salt to taste
Method:
Prepare the dough by mixing the flour,salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center add sunflower oil and yogurt. Add water little by little and knead it together to make a smooth dough. Cover the dough with a cling film and set it aside for 1 hour.
Prepare the filling by mixing together all the filling ingredients.

To make the parathas divide the dough into lemon size balls. Flatten it and place the filling inside , seal the edges and roll it form like a ball. Repeat the same with the remaining dough and filling. Roll out the balls with a rolling, while rolling apply few drops of oil on both sides this well help you to get smooth parathas or the filling might come out when you are rolling.
Heat a non stick pan and cook the parathas on both sides by applying oil. Serve the parathas warm with your favourite curries.
These parathas can be served for  iftar with some curries so this goes to my event Iftar Moments: Hijri 1431
This recipe also goes to the event Global Kadai Flat Bread hosted by Sandhya's kitchen originally started by Cilantro
This recipe also goes to Two For Tuesdays
This recipe also goes to the event Healing foods-Carrot  hosted by Veggie Platter originally started by Siri.
Also sending this recipe to the Letz Relishh event by Tasty Appetite.

36 comments:

  1. never tried this combo in paratha but looks delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe.


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  2. Looks soooooooooooooooooo yummy, love the combo :)

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  3. Parathas r looking soooooooooo soft and yum.. loved the filling of paneer & carrots..

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  4. Looks delicious and healthy
    I have a new event going on check it out
    Cheers

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  5. yummy...healthy dear....i will chk ur event and will try to post dear...now a days very bussy...

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  6. That is a nice and different combo. Looks so good and tempting.

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  7. yummy parathas..looks so tempting ..love the combination of carrot n paneer ..love to try it soon

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  8. WOW..homemade paneer..sounds interesting..thanks for this recipe..very well explained...paratha looks delicious!

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  9. looks delicious and awesome ....mouthwatering treat to the belly...my fav..

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  10. These look wonderful. I've only made parathas once but loved them. I'll try this recipe.

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  11. I love parathas. Your preparation looks soft and perfect :)

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  12. Thats a unique and a yummy combo & filling for paratha...your pics are really very tempting...

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  13. Nice and tasty combination.. lovely clicks too.. :)

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  14. you must KNOW that you're speakin' my language here, right!? LOVE, love, love this post...we made paneer a while back over at my cheesemaking blog...I love the sound of your dish...it's making my mouth water! Thanks so much for sharing with Two for Tuesdays...mmmmm =)

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  15. thats a very nice combination.. looks so yumm..

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  16. healthy paratas..........liked it....

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  17. Hey..first time on your blog...Looking really good...

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  18. Lovely combo..Parathas look absolutely yummy!!

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  19. Fabulous and great looking parathas..yummy!!

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  20. Thank you everyone for visiting my blog and leaving your lovely comments:-)

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  21. Oh, this sounds and looks WONDERFUL! I've never tried paneer but it's been on my list of things I want to try for a while now. I think it's about time I try it. Thanks for sharing this great recipe with us at Two for Tuesday this week!

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  22. Thats an interesting combo..

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  23. Wow Umm, love your paratha...carrot and paneer, never tried before ...shal try soon :)

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  24. Hmm home modw paneer sounds good. Parathas look delicious.

    Deepa

    Hamaree Rasoi

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  25. This looks like a wonderful combination and I really appreciated the instructions for making the cheese. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

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  26. Thanks so much for showing us how to make the cheese! Your parathas are so delicious looking with that lovely filling. And to respond to your question about the corn - white corn is a variety that is white in color - if you can't find it yellow corn is fine too.

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  27. I've never had paneer in a curry. I bet it really soaks up the flavors. I'll be trying that soon. Thank you for linking up with the Two for Tuesdays blog hop.

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  28. Every time I have made paneer, i just cube it and make a saag! This looks divine and will definitely try it! thanks for sharing on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop! alex@amoderatelife

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  29. I cannot wait to make the paneer cheese. It seems so easy - a perfect way to begin cheese making. Thanks for linking this to Two For Tuesday Blog hop!

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  30. Hy dear,

    Parathas looks divine and awesome..! Well prepared. Recipe sounds very interesting and dooable...!

    Thanx for your loving support and sending this to my event..!

    Keep sending..!

    Best wishes,
    Jay

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