Recipe

Cheese Corn Paratha

  • 30 min
Cheese Corn Paratha

Ingredients

  • 1 cup boiled corn (filling)
  • 1 cup grated cheese (filling)
  • Handful chopped coriander (filling)
  • 2 garlic cloves (filling)
  • 2 green chillies (filling; adjust to spice preference)
  • Salt, as per taste (filling)
  • 1 tsp chaat masala (filling)
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder (filling)
  • ½ tsp black pepper powder (filling)
  • 1 tbsp oregano (filling)
  • Whole wheat flour (dough; quantity not stated)
  • Salt (dough; quantity not stated)
  • Oil (dough; quantity not stated)
  • Water (dough; quantity not stated)
  • Ghee or oil, for cooking

Steps

  1. Roughly grind the boiled corn with 1–2 pulses in a grinder (creator's own comment).
  2. Mix the filling ingredients together.
  3. Make a soft dough with the whole wheat flour, salt, oil, and water.
  4. Stuff the filling into the dough, roll out the paratha, and cook with ghee or oil till golden and crispy.

The reel

via @hungrywifediaries

Tips

  • Taste for salt before it leaves the pan. The pinch is easy to miss.
  • Keep ginger and garlic moving in the oil so they toast instead of burn.
  • Warm the bowl. A hot dish on a cold plate goes quiet in a minute.

Questions

How long does it take?

Cheese Corn Paratha takes about 30 minutes, from the first cut to the plate.

Is it kid-friendly?

Not as written. Cheese Corn Paratha isn't marked kid-friendly. Taste the heat before you serve it to kids, and set their portion aside if you add hot chili.

What can I substitute?

No 1 cup boiled corn (filling)? Use the closest thing you have in the same amount. Cheese Corn Paratha is forgiving if the salt and the fat are right.

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