Say Happy Republic Day from your Kitchen this time!

Say Happy Republic Day from your Kitchen this time!

It's a long weekend guys this Republic Day! What are you planning? Why not try out a tri-colored recipe this time and salute the nation in your own peculiar way. What we are going to make today is a tri-colored parantha. Paranthas is a very popular Indian dish and is liked by one and all.

Let us try it out!

Tri-Colored Parantha Recipe: Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 min

Ingredients: For the Dough: 1. Plain Flour – 4 Cups 2. Oil – 1 tsp 3. Salt – 1 tsp For the Stuffing: 1. Oil – 2 tsp 2. Cumin seeds (Jeera) – 1 tsp 3. Asafoetida (Hing) – a pinch 4. Ginger -green chilli paste – 1 tsp 5. Red chilli powder – 1 tsp 6. Yellow moong dal (Split yellow gram) – cooked - 1/3 Cup 7. Green peas – boiled and crushed – 1/2 cup 8. Carrot – grated – 1/2 cup 9. Coriander (Dhania) – 1 tsp 10. Pomegranate powder (Anardana) – 1/2 tsp 11. Salt to taste

Other Ingredients: 1. Plain flour maida – for rolling 2. Oil – for cooking

Method: For the dough: 1. Mix the ingredients in a bowl and knead into a dough.

2. Cover and keep aside for 30 minutes.

For the Stuffing: 1. Take a pan, heat the oil in it.

2. Add cumin seeds. When the seed starts crackling, add asafoetida, red chilli powder, gingerchilli paste, pomegranate powder and saute for 2 minutes.

3. Add moong dal and keep cooking for 3 minutes.

4. Remove from the flame and keep aside to cool.

5. Take the peas, add salt and coriander, mix well and keep aside.

6. Now, similarly take carrots and add salt and keep aside.

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Roll out each portion of the dough into small circles.

Sprinkle little oil on the circle and put the moong dal mixture on the top and spread evenly.

Place another circle on the top and then put green peas mixture and spread evenly.

Place the last circle on the top of green peas and put the carrot mixture and sapread evenly.

Heat the tava and cook the parantha using little oil. Cook until golden brown spots appear on both sides.

6. Our tri-colored paranthas are ready to be served. Serve hot with green chutney, curd, pickle or tea.