Chana Dal Paratha Recipe (Lentil Stuffed Flatbread)
Dal Paratha is a whole wheat flatbread stuffed with chana dal (Bengal gram), spices, onions, and cooked until it creates a crispy outside. It's a super filling breakfast when paired with a cup of tea or a bowl of yogurt for a healthy lunch.
Ingredients
For Stuffing
- ½ cup chana dal (soaked for 4 hours)
- 2 cups water
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 green chilies, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp amchur (dried mango powder)
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp salt
For dough
- 2 cups wheat flour
- 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
- ½ tsp salt
- water as needed
For roasting
- desi ghee or any neutral oil
Instructions
- Rinse or soak the chana dal in a bowl with enough water for 4 hours.
- After 4 hours, add to a pressure cooker with 1 cup of water over high heat.
- Cook it for two whistles, then turn off the flame.
- When the pressure is released, transfer the cooked dal to a strainer.
- When all the water has drained and cooled, transfer to a mixing bowl.
- Add salt, garam masala, amchur, green chili, and onion.
- Mix all well, and the stuffing is ready.
- Now add flour, salt, and ajwain in a separate bowl.
- Mix well, then add water gradually and knead it into a smooth dough.
- When the dough is ready, make some small balls.
- From them, roll one ball into a small circle on the rolling board.
- Put the chana dal filling on the rolled circle and close the edges well.
- Now dust with some flour and roll gently into a round chapati.
- Heat the tawa and add the rolled chapati.
- After some seconds, flip it and apply ghee by covering its edges.
- Then immediately turn it over and apply ghee to this side too.
- Cook it from both sides until the golden flakes appear.
- When they start appearing, remove them and repeat the process with the rest of the dough balls.