Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Yummilicious Paratha Frankies

Paratha Frankies



Hi everybody! I am back after my long break again. These long breaks are becoming an annoying habit you might say , but it is one that I definitely intend to break very soon. Anyway, how have you guys been? I have missed you all too. What I have for you today is something I thought of today morning at 5.00 o'clock when I was disturbed out of my sleep and just could not go back to sleep again. And our mind you know has this annoying habit of immediately kicking into action with all kinds of thoughts rushing in which makes it even more difficult to sleep.

So my mind turned to the most nagging of thoughts and that was what to pack in the lunch boxes. Fortunately there was paratha dough already ready in the fridge, but as that was what we had had for dinner there was no way I could repeat the same in the lunch boxes . Well not as an ordinary paratha anyway. But then I remembered the block of paneer in the fridge and the mixed frozen veggies in the freezer and I had my lunch boxes all planned in minutes.

So I made paratha frankies . They are tasty, wholesome ,convenient to carry and a great change from regular chapatis and vegetables or sandwiches. So much so that my husband called up from office to say that he had enjoyed his lunch. Great!!!

So to make the parathas you need:

2 cups wheat flour, 3 cups of finely chopped spinach, 1 cup finely chopped carrots, 2 tspn ginger garlic paste, 2tspn chilly powder, 1 tspn turmeric powder, 1tspn each of cumin and coriander powder, 1 tspn of ground saunf, 1.5 tspn sugar, salt to taste, 2 tblspns oil .

Knead all the above into a medium soft dough and and cook the parathas a little thinner and larger than a roti.

For the filling you will need:

1 onion, 1 and a half tomato, 1 tspn ginger garlic paste, 2 cups mixed vegetables chopped finely (I had the frozen mix which contains peas ,corn,beans and carrots), 200 gms paneer, 2 tblspns tomato ketchup, 2 tspn pav bhaji masala, 2 tspn cumin seeds, 2 tspn chilly powder, 1/2 tspn turmeric powder, salt to taste, and oil for cooking.

Method:

  • Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds.
  • After a few seconds add the chopped onion and ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
  • Next add the chopped tomato and let this cook for at least 2 to 3 mins
  • Now come the chilly powder, turmeric , and pav bhaji masala along with the vegetables. Let the vegetables cook on a low flame. When they are cooked add the salt and ketchup.
  • At the last stage add the paneer which does not need any cooking . Mix it all gently together until the paneer is coated with the spices.
  • Give it a taste and adjust seasoning accordingly .

To serve take a paratha and spoon about 2 tblspns of filling on it and roll tightly. To put in a lunch box wrap the roll in foil so that the filling does not fall out while eating.

Enjoy!!!

9 comments:

Finla said...

Wow totally agree they look yummylicious. Wish i could grab bothof them from my screen to enjoy . Super delicous.

Unknown said...

Nice to see you back, missed your recipes as well. Very wholesome meal, love the parathas and paneer dish. Yummy indeed.

rahin said...

the frankies look v cute

Unknown said...

Very beautifully presented! perfect for lunch!

Arundathi said...

wow that seriously looks super!! i could eat one of those right now - and then save one for lunch! great photo!

Jaya M said...

Very true yummilicious !!
frankies looks very appetizing..
hugs and smiles

mitr_bayarea said...

Good to see you back, I couldn't agree with you more on the breaks, hopefully, we'll break the spell soon. Lovely paratha frankies.

Unknown said...

God sounds so delicious...i wanna try these parathas...all you have to do is step outside for some of the ingredients...uphere in U.S. i always have a hard time trying to find ingredients...one of my friend introduced me to a great resource www.myethnicworld.com and i thought that i pass great along as well.

Archana (Vancouver) said...

Hi Anupama,
I tried these as per your recipe and they really were delicious. Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe :)