MULI PARATHA

Paratha is a common dish in North India esp. in the state of Punjab. People
generally make variations in a normal paratha by adding vegetables such as
Potato, Cauliflower and Paneer(a variety of Indian cheese) etc. Since the paratha
is itself prepared in a spicy manner, the best side dish one could have along with
this would thick curd and pickle. The one made with White Radish is called Muli /
Radish paratha.

Ingredients:

White Radish – 3 or 4 (medium sized)
Coriander leaves – 1 bunch
Green Chillies – 4 or 5 (as per taste)
Garam Masala – 1 ½ tsp.
Salt – to taste
Coriander / Dhaniya powder – optional

For Paratha:
Wheat flour – 4 or 5 cups
Salt – to taste
Oil – 1 tsp.

Preparation:

Peel of the skin of radish and grate it finely(remove all the excess big lumps).
Add salt and leave it to rest for 10 mins.

Finely chop the coriander leaves and the green chillies.

Take the grated radish into balls and squeeze out the excess water from it so
that it doesn’t make the parathas moist when rolling.(Add a little extra salt since
some salt will be drained when squeezing.If u squeeze the radish separately and
then add salt,it will again leave out some more water)
Store the squeezed out water for making paratha dough.

Once all water is drained,add the masala powders,coriander leaves and green
chillies to it and mix well.

Prepare the paratha dough by slowly adding the radish water and required salt
and gently mixing it. Do not pour the whole water in one stroke,it has to go slowly
along with the stir of the flour. Add the oil at the end to take out excess dough
from hands.

Make big balls of the dough and prepare them into fine cups.

Place the radish mix inside and pack it like a small pouch(this must now look like
the ganesh chathurthi modhagam / kozhukattai) Spread it into a paratha.

Heat the pan and spread ghee to it.Gently put the paratha and heat it on both
sides by spreading ghee on top of it.

Goodness of Radish:
Radish is basically a watery vegetable and hence it can be consumed
excessively with no fear of carbs or calories. It’s a high source of Vitamin C and
Folic acid which is highly recommended for women.

So ladies,lets get ourselves some muli parathas for the evening!!!

Cheers
Vinaya