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Power Ingredients in a Parantha

Paranthas packed with so much nutrition and taste that you just can’t get them wrong! All different kinds of flours and some leafy vegetables – This is a one pot meal in itself, really!

I absolutely heart one pot or rather one dish meals. Yes, I love cooking and there are times when I have made a 5-course meal for many people but there are times when I don’t want to do anything and end up making one item which will be a complete balance meal.. Whether it is pulaos, khichdis, or pastas, I love all the usual ones. But as we are talking about one pot meals, what about paranthas? There are so many things we can do to a parantha and come up with a yummy and fully balanced meal in itself.

parantha

 

I got thinking about one pot meals paranthas and made this parantha. It tasted absolutely divine and with a bowl of curd and some salad, it was one meal which was complete in itself! Wheat and ragi provide the cereals, gram flour and soya are pulses and hence provide the proteins. Methi and spinach are the veggies and that too green veggies. Some curd added to the dough and then a little curd to eat along for dairy products and its as balanced as it can get.

That is what is lovely about paranthas! Add what you want and you can still have everyone eating it up because they taste so yum. I personally believe there are very few breakfast recipes as wholesome and filling like a parantha! I guess it is obvious from the sheer number of paranthas recipes I have on the blog, that I am a big fan of paranthas! I can eat them any time of the day or night! Full of health and deliciousness! Whether it is an avocado cheese parantha (which are great for the lunchbox, by the way!) or the traditional namak aur ajwain ka parantha (which are awesome with tea!) or the super healthy protein rich Sattu parantha, each of it is unique in its way and so yummy!

So try out these nutrition packed paranthas, and you will end up making them time and again πŸ™‚

Power ingredients in a parantha

Paranthas packed with so much nutrition and taste that you just can't get them wrong! All different kinds of flours and some leafy vegetables - This is a one pot meal in itself, really!Β 
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Course breads, Breakfast
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup ragi flour
  • 1/2 soya flour
  • 1/2 gram flour
  • 1 bunch methi leaves pureed
  • 1 bunch spinach leaves finely chopped
  • 1 onion small finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ajwain
  • 1/2 cup curd
  • salt
  • chilli

Instructions
 

  • Mix together all ingredients and knead to make a soft chapati dough.
  • Take a ball to make paranthas and it into a chapathi size and then spread oil on top and roll in it a spiral,
  • Roll again and you will get enough lachas in the parantha πŸ™‚ You can just make it into normal paranthas as well. Enjoy a hot meal!

Notes

 
 
 
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  1. shail says

    September 17, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    I add a little bit of paneer too πŸ™‚

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  2. Ruchira says

    September 17, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    I absolutely love paranthas ! i am a hard core Punjabi that ways. And your photos are so tempting I could eat the page !

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  3. Swaram says

    September 17, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    Ha ha ha. Nw that I am catching up with u, err in reading and commenting I mean, u cn go onnnn and onnnn πŸ˜€
    This looks sooooo yum Mons πŸ™‚ I luv the colour that greens impart to any dish πŸ™‚ makes me droooool over them πŸ™‚
    Agree with u on such meals. After cooking multi-course meals n no. of times on Saturday and Sunday last week, all we wanted on Monday is a one-course meal!!!!

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  4. Smitha says

    September 17, 2010 at 5:18 pm

    I make a similar paratha too – but have never tried soya flour. My mom adds it, I just forget to pick it up everytime I go shopping. Will definitely try it out – I love one pot/one dish meals – easy work, you see πŸ™‚

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  5. Indian in NZ says

    September 17, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    I am drooooling !!
    I love such parathas, great for kid’s lunch boxes too ! Never tried this one before, I m so going to make a few of these parathas this weekend and freeze them for the lunch boxes next week. Since I dont have to manually knead the dough, its even simpler for lazy cooks like me who are forever looking for quick and nutritious recipes.

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  6. Goofy Mumma says

    September 17, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    Why do you tease me with such delicious pics. I want some NOW!!! Its yummy and super healthy Monu. Well done.

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  7. Writerzblock says

    September 17, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Oh yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmy!! I loove parathas, and your pics look exceptionally yummy!! Will try it out sometime. Btw, by ‘spiral’, did you mean, roll it like a cylinder?

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  8. priyaiyer says

    September 18, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Looks good! Shall try it out sometime soon. πŸ™‚
    BTW I don’t know how to ‘spiral’ a parantha. πŸ™ Pliss to enlighten me.
    Also, spinach = palak. πŸ™

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  9. umsreflections says

    September 18, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Oh, me too love the one-dish meal…more simpler and more yummier !!! πŸ™‚

    Love this title – power packed huh !!!! πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

    As Shail suggested, panneer will help for consumption at my place !!! πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰

    Looks totally yummy, Monu….am thinking of shifting to Blore, somewhere near ur place… πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰

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  10. Shruti Artsycraftsymom says

    September 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    Yummy. i have never tried soya flour . will try it next time πŸ™‚

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  11. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:22 am

    aaah there are very less takers of paneer in my house… i do add some curd for dairy

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  12. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:23 am

    ha ha ha i am the same when it comes to paranthas…

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  13. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:24 am

    ha ha thanks for the permission dear πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€

    on ya those are the times when these are most helpful

    Reply
  14. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:25 am

    oh I think soya is a wonder food, I keep trying and finding ways to include it the food we eat as none at home eat the granules or the flakes as such

    Reply
  15. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:25 am

    LOL not kneading the dough with hand makes it the best πŸ˜‰

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  16. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:28 am

    he he come over dear i will make some for u

    Reply
  17. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:30 am

    oh i meant first roll it in a cyclinder and then roll the cylinder togther to make a spiral… got it?

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  18. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:31 am

    see something like this

    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qdf9UO44QhU/S2HJaVo_yqI/AAAAAAAASNE/0aFUdTQLWK4/s1600/menu-3.jpg

    this is slightl diff method but finally the spiral will look like that

    Reply
  19. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:32 am

    thanks priya see the reply above to pallavi for the details

    and yes spinach is palak

    Reply
  20. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:33 am

    oh if i add paneer than half the people in my house wont eat πŸ™

    and yes yes come uma… it’ll be so much fun

    Reply
  21. monikamanchanda says

    September 19, 2010 at 10:33 am

    try it gives a very nice nutty feeling to the parantha

    Reply
  22. Solilo says

    September 19, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Drool! Yum..

    Reply
  23. hitchy says

    September 19, 2010 at 9:45 pm

    the first pic composure is beautiful and goes without saying that the pics make me drool… already i conveyed this recipe to hetal, now lets see how it turns out when its made !

    Reply
  24. Manasa says

    September 19, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    Tagged u πŸ™‚

    Reply
  25. maald says

    September 20, 2010 at 2:30 am

    Worth a try, excluding Soy flour which I feel is <a href=”http://www.naturalnews.com/025513_soy_food_soybeans.html” rel=”nofollow”>not safe for consumption</a>.

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  26. masood says

    September 20, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    Yummm!! Guess what? Just last week a new paratha place opened up near my work. Its called Paratha King….they have, hold your breath, 101 parathas in their menu!!!!

    Ain’t it cool ? πŸ˜€

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  27. starsinmeyes says

    September 20, 2010 at 8:56 pm

    Oh goody…something using soya flour. This will be for lunch tomorrow. I love one pot meals too sometimes!

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  28. monikamanchanda says

    September 21, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    thank u thank u

    Reply
  29. monikamanchanda says

    September 21, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    oh well I know some people consider it unsafe but I somehow swear by it

    Reply
  30. monikamanchanda says

    September 21, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    101 paranthas… good lord… as i cant taste them masood can u atleast send me the menu… some pics of the menu … let me try and make some at home

    the thought is making me drool

    Reply
  31. monikamanchanda says

    September 21, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    hope u liked it starry

    Reply
  32. Writerzblock says

    September 29, 2010 at 1:33 am

    thx mon πŸ™‚

    Reply
  33. Goofy Mumma says

    September 30, 2010 at 10:21 am

    Just made it. Thanks for another awesome palak recipe Monu. Its yummy. Could not get the lachha look, but it tastes heavenly!

    Reply
  34. Reema says

    October 6, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    A wholesome meal!! nice!

    Reply
  35. Roopa says

    June 5, 2012 at 10:13 am

    am not so fond of cooking and i don’t experiment a lot but you recipes and pictures look awesome…am gonna try a lot of them now…thanks monu

    Reply
  36. madhu says

    September 21, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Your recipes are too good. Take care and get well soon.

    Reply

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Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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