Recipe - Pan Fried Whole Wheat Savory Bread (Savory Paratha)

1 One half cup Whole wheat flour
One half cup Oat bran
1 teaspoon Garlic; minced
1 teaspoon Ginger; minced
1 teaspoon Green chili; seeded and
minced
One fourth cup Cilantro; minced
One fourth teaspoon Salt; optional
One fourth teaspoon Turmeric
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
6 teaspoon Canola oil
Water
Allpurpose flour; for
dusting

1. Preheat a griddle. 2. In a large bowl, mix flour, oat bran, garlic,
ginger, green chili, cilantro, salt, turmeric, and cumin. 3. Make a well in
the center, add 2 teaspoons oil and make a crumbly mixture with fingertips.
4. Gradually add water (a shade under Three fourths cup) and make a pliable dough;
knead until smooth. 5. Divide dough into 8 equal portions and shape into
balls. Flatten slightly and roll out into 5inch (13 cm) flat rounds,
lightly dusting with flour as necessary. 6. Cook each round on the
preheated griddle, top side first for 15 seconds. Turn over and cook for
about 45 seconds. Place on a plate and smear each side with One fourth tsp of oil.
7. Cook remaining rounds as above and stack on the plate. Keep covered
until ready to "fry". 8. Heat a nonstick skillet and "dry fry" the rounds,
one at a time, for 20 to 30 seconds on each side. Stack the Paratha on a
plate and cover until ready to serve. Serve with pickles, chutneys and
raita of your choice and/or a cup of hot tea or nonfat milk. Makes 8
Paratha. Nutrient Analysis (per serving): 128 calories 4.4 g protein 21.5 g
carbohydrates 4.4 g total fat 0.4 g saturated fat 0 mg cholesterol 69.4 mg
sodium with salt included 2.2 mg sodium with salt omitted From: INDIAN
RECIPES FOR A HEALTHY HEART From the Kitchen of Mrs. Lakhani. Fahil Publ.
Company, Los Angeles. 1991. ISBN 0963023500

Recipe by: "INDIAN RECIPES FOR A HEALTHY HEART"

Posted to recipeludigest by Sharon Raghavachary schary@earthlink.net on
Feb 05, 1998