Gobi Paratha with Masoor Dal Mirch Tadka

This is one of my favorite parathas. Easy to make (roll eyes...paratha making is a bit difficult). None the less I love it and today I made it for dinner. And to go with it, I am making Tadka masoor dal. Hot dinner for a chilly fall evening

Gobi Paratha Stuffing (cauliflower stuffing for Indian Bread)

Phool Gobi Paratha Stuffing

Ingredients:

1. 3 cups finely chopped cauliflower
2. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, turmeric, amchur powder (optional), cumin
3. 1/2 tablespoon oil
4. 1 big or 2 small garlic pods grated
5. 1 green chilli finely chopped

In a pan heat the oil and fry the cumin for a minute. Add garlic and fry for 30 seconds. Add the rest of the ingredients stir to combine and cover and cook for 10-12 minutes. Let it cool

Gobi Paratha (Cauliflower stuffed Roti)
Ingredients:

1. 3 cups wheat flour and more for making roti
2. 1/2 teaspoon salt
3. Oil for frying

Mix the wheat flour with salt and then with about 11/2 cups of water. Apply a teaspoon of oil to your palms and roll the dough and cover and set aside for 20 minutes. Divide it into 10 equal parts and also divide the cauliflower stuffing into 10 parts. Roll the dough into small roti and stuff the gobi in roti and make into a ball again and set aside.

Put some flour on the surface and roll again carefully into a roti. Heat a griddle and fry the roti till dark brown spots form on the roti. Serve hot with Dal

Masoor dal Mirch Tadka (Red lentil and bell peppers)

Masoor dal Mirch Tadka

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup masoor dal
2. 1/2 of small bell pepper chopped fine
3. 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
4. 1 tablespoon oil
5. 1 teaspoon besan or chick pea flour
6. 1/4 cup plain yogurt, 1/4 cup chopped tomato
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, mustard seeds, urad dal, ginger garlic paste, turmeric , garam masala powder
8. 1 teaspoon salt
9. few curry leaves
10. 2-3 dried red chillies

In a pressure cooker cook the masoor dal along with tomatoes and turmeric for 3-5 whistles. Let all the steam escape. In a pan heat the oil and fry the cumin, mustard seeds and urad dal till they start to splutter. Mix the besan and yogurt and set aside. Add the onions to the pan and fry till they start to brown. Add the bell pepper and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds. Add the yogurt mix , dal and 1-2 cups of water and salt and mix well. Bring it to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Add garam masala stir to combine, garnish with cilantro and serve with roti