CHANNA DAAL PARATHA

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INGREDIENTS:
For the dough
3 cups whole wheat flour (atta)
1 cup water or more if required
1 to 2 teaspoon ghee or oil (optional)
salt as required

For the chana dal stuffing:
1 cup (chana dal) - soaked overnight
2 cups water
1 small to medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 to 2 chopped green chillies (hari mirch)
½ teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
½ teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur)
1 to 2 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves

INSTRUCTIONS:
Preparation for the dough:
In a mixing bowl first mix the flour with salt. add the ghee and half cup water. Mix everything with your hands and then begin to knead the dough. Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 mins.

Preparation of the chana dal stuffing:
Soak the chana dal for 1-2 hours or overnight if possible. Add the soaked chana dal in pressure cooker with 2 cups of water.
Pressure cook for 2 or 3 whistle, the chana dal should be cooked well and yet remain separate. they should not become mushy or pasty.
Drain the dal in strainer. keep the dal in the strainer for 15-20 minutes, so that all water gets drained off. there should be no water in the dal. Mix the drained chana dal with finely chopped onions, green chilies, coriander and all other dry spices.

Preparation of paratha:
Pinch a medium sized ball from the dough and roll it out to a small circle with a rolling pin. Now add the chana dal filling in the center of the rolled out dough.
Roll the stuffed dough ball with a rolling pin gently. make sure that the chana dal parathas do not break. although some chana dal pieces might come out, dust with more flour if required.
put the rolled chana dal paratha on a tava. Fry the chana dal paratha with little oil or ghee. Fry both the sides of the paratha till you see some brown spots and it is fried well.
serve the chana dal paratha hot with curd or white butter or pickle.