Last Updated on December 14, 2020 by Chef Mireille
Blogging Marathon #32
Theme: Indian Regional Cuisine – Punjab
For my fifth recipe within the Indian Regional BM theme, I am taking you to the northwestern state of Punjab. As this cuisine is the most represented one in Indian restaurants in America, many of their foods you have probably eaten like Naan, Tandoori Chicken and Muttar Paneer. Besides its popular cuisine, Punjab has made other contributions to Western culture including the popular bhangra music. What started out as folk music is now often mixed with hip hop and other Western music genres. Additionally, Sarina Jain has developed a workout routine based on Bhangra called the Masala Bhangra Workout. Here in NY, she teaches this class at NYSC (New York Sports Club), Crunch Gym and the Alvin Ailey Extension Studio. I’ve taken the class and its a great workout.
After you’ve done your Masala Bhangra workout, you deserve a good meal so why not try one that includes these delicious parathas? Where parsley is mostly used as a finishing herb in Western cuisine, Punjabis use it as a vegetable, in much the same way we would use spinach or mustard greens. According to Julie Sahni, “Flavored with the highly aromatic parsley called bandhana…In the western province of Punjab in North India, where this bread comes from, parsley is used not as seasoning herb but as a green…”
Yield: 8 parathas
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups chappati flour
- 1/2 teaspoon black onion seeds (nigella/kalonji)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup ghee
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 cups lightly packed parsley leaves, chopped
In a large bowl, combine the flour, onion seed, salt and 1 tablespoon of the ghee. Mix well. Add warm water. Mix and knead into a soft dough. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix the parsley leaves with 2 tablespoons of the ghee.
On a lightly floured board, roll dough into an 8 inch square. Spread parsley mixture on top. Roll.
Slice into 8 equal portions. Place cut side down on a lightly floured board and roll into a 6 inch circle.
Heat griddle/tawa.
Place rolled out paratha on griddle and cook on both sides until brown spots start to appear on the paratha, brushing the border of the paratha with a little ghee.
Serve with your favorite Punjabi curry.
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wow wow thats and innovative paratha with lots of flavors in it 🙂 perfectly made !!
Nice name with pinwheel in there. It is also called laccha paratha when u do the pinwheel design. Looks perfect an delicious
Sowmya
Lovely Paratha ! You have made it so beautifully…
Lovely layers, parsley in parathas i can guess the aroma..Prefectly made parathas..
Looks delicious, I too have posted a very similar recipe today just used spring onions instead of parsley…. Today's post : https://nayanas-kitchen-kreations.blogspot.in/2013/09/cantonese-scallion-pancakes.html
Had no clue that parsley is used in Indian cuisine. I believe we belong more to cilantro club than parsley one. 🙂 Anyhow the aromatic lachcha parathas must be good.
I thought the same until I saw this recipe in my cookbook
Excellent and mouthwatering …
Like Suma said, I too belong to Cilantro club and not parsley club. In any case these pinwheel parathas look so colorful and yummy!!
Never heard of or saw parsley sold in markets. Must be a very local veggie. Your parathas look wonderfully soft and crisp.
Your parathas looks perfect Mir!I use Cilantro more than parsley as cilantro is easily available here….
I like the way you have rolled out Mir, makes the work so much more easier..very healthy parathas..
Wow! The parathas with the touch of green looks fabulous…
Parsley is def not Indian, its coriander that's used in the Indian cuisine. A lot of cookbooks written now a days have Indians abroad as audience and so the ingredients are changed accordingly for a better appeal. Anyway, parathas look good and I bet you the parsley/coriander is a choice of convenience/availability!!
I would love to make them with cilantro!
I will try these pinwheel with coriander…looks very inviting!!
I love the patten you used to cook paratha..
Love the flavour and look of this paratha
Parsley in Indian Cuisine? I thought we were more after coriander leaves I for one will make these with coriander leaves.Thanks they look delicious.