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Avocado paratha (flatbread)

A delicious, soft and healthy paratha recipe that is made with ripe avocados and whole wheat flour. All you need with these parathas is a side of chilled yoghurt to enjoy a yummy meal
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 10 parathas
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 220

Ingredients
  

For the paratha (flatbread) dough
  • 2 medium ripe avocados
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp garlic & chili paste
  • 3 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp black sesame seeds
  • 4-5 tbsp oil/ghee

Equipment

  • Tawa (Indian skillet) or any skillet

Method
 

  1. Scrape the avocado out of its shell and mash it, until smooth, using the back of a fork. Mix in the salt, chili-garlic paste and chopped coriander
  2. Add the flour and oil. Start kneading with your hands, until the dough comes together. Knead for 5-7 minutes at least. Apply some oil to the dough, cover and rest for 15 minutes
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  3. Divide the dough in 7 equal sized balls. Dust some flour on your work surface, roll each dough ball out to the size of a regular parathas. When done sprinkle some sesame seeds and press down with the rolling pin
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  4. Heat the skillet over a medium flame and roast the parathas. When brown spots appear, drizzle some oil/ghee around the edges and in the centre. Once it puffs up and is completely cooked remove from flame
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  5. Serve the healthy and delicious avocado paratha (flatbreads) fresh off the skillet with some chilled yoghurt. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • You may omit the chili paste, if you don't want the heat in the parathas
  • tsp - teaspoon
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • 1 cup - 250 millilitres