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November 17, 2006

Coming Full Circle

My Mom is a Malaysian. My Dad, an Indian. Theirs is ofcourse, a love marriage. My Dad, being a simple man when it comes to meals, refused to forsake his Dal-Roti routine when he married my Mom. She on the other hand, could never accept that cooking a traditional Indian meal was out of her reach. So she toiled, and she toiled, and today she makes the best curries and the meanest biryanis than any born-Indian I know.

When they first got married, as my Mom once very fondly narrated this story to me, she was unaccustomed to the roti. Not knowing the perfect recipe himself, all she could get out of my Dad was that the dough was made from whole wheat and water, and rolled out into thin, soft and fluffy mouthfuls of delight. She tried her various combinations of water and flour for many days to come, until one fine day Dad had a smile on his face after the very first bite, and announced it PERFECT! Since then, she has rolled bagfuls of flour into the most delicate rotis and parathas.

One thing I learnt for Mom, was that making rotis is an art in it’s truest form. I agree. Who ever has tried to roll them into the perfect circle with only the aide of a rolling pin, will know exactly what I mean. I started out with no-so-soft-irregular-shaped ones myself. But as they say, practice makes perfect. Though mine are still not as round as the moon, they do taste good.


The other day when I decided to make one of Hubby Dear’s finest favourites, I had a slight inclination to tamper with things a little. Who ever said never to play with tradition, certainly never tasted my version of it!

MASALA ALU PARATHAS
SPICY POTATO-STUFFED INDIAN BREAD


Prep time: 20 min, Cooking time: 30 min | Serves: 4  

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
  • 1/4 tsp carom seeds
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp light cooking oil
  • water, as needed
 
  • 2 medium-sized potatoes, boiled and mashed
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • salt, to taste
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves

MIX mashed potatoes with salt, coriander leaves, garam masala, and fennel seeds and set aside.

MIX flour with salt, carom seeds, red chilli powder, fenugreek leaves and oil and form into a smooth dough with necessary amount of water, and allow to rest for half an hour. Once the dough is set, separate it into golf-sized balls and set aside.

FOR each dough ball, roll out the dough into a small circle and put around one tbsp of potato mixture in the centre. Bring the ends of the circle together and seal the edges completely so that the stuffing does not come out.

ROLL out into a 6 inch circle. Fry on a heated pan adding a bit of gheeoil around the edges to crisp it up.

All I have to say is, thanks Ma, for all the inspiration from your kitchen to mine.

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  1. Allison says

    April 14, 2008 at

    Wow! Those look perfect. I’ll have to try this sometime. Right now I live in a small town with no Indian grocery stores or anything that is in any way ethnic. No fenugreek or garam masala, etc. The best we get here is an “ethnic” aisle at Walmart with kosher food and Chinese sauces. I’ll have to try this when I move in May. I’m saving the link, thanks. -Allison

    I’m sure you’ll enjoy it Allison, I would love to hear you’re feedback when you try it!

    Reply
  2. Angie says

    April 10, 2008 at

    These look wonderful! I would love to try my hand at them. I have made homemade tortillas before, and they usually come out looking like a deflated football or something. Making something like this, perfectly round, is indeed something that takes a LOT of practice!

    Reply
  3. Wajeeha says

    May 3, 2007 at

    looks yummy!!
    i’m gonna try it.. n i’ll insha_Allah let u know how it went..
    bye

    Reply
  4. sapna says

    March 3, 2007 at

    I am not great with dough, so if I want to make perfect circles I cheat by cutting the dough with the edges of an inverted round dish. Works fine for me.

    Reply
  5. Gini says

    November 27, 2006 at

    I love those parathas. Reminds me I haven’t made it in a long time. Your mom is quite good at adapting. I guess all Asians are. Do they live in India ?

    Reply
  6. praveen says

    November 23, 2006 at

    hahaha…im the other way round, dad’s malaysian and mom’s indian.. no doubt mom makes great roti’s

    Reply
  7. shub says

    November 22, 2006 at

    Look awesome! 😀 How do you roll them out without the potato stuffing leaking out?! It always does when I roll them out!

    Hi Shub! The trich here is to not overload them with the filling. The standard rule of  thunb I often use is this: for 1 tbsp of filling, I make sure the dough is rolled out to atleast a 3-4 inch circle. This way, when the filiing is placed in the centre, you’ll have enough of dough spaced on the sides to bring it in and close. Hope this helps!

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  8. lavanya says

    November 22, 2006 at

    Happy thanks giving 🙂

    Reply
  9. Rasa Malaysia says

    November 22, 2006 at

    Hi Meena,

    Thanks for stopping by http://www.rasamalaysia.com and left me a nice comment. I appreciate it. Your blog is very nice and your pictures are vivid and well-composed…so much yummylicious food!

    Reply
  10. mandira says

    November 20, 2006 at

    The parathas look heavenly. I agree with you, rolling dough is an art and I am working on it 🙂

    Reply
  11. lakshmi says

    November 20, 2006 at

    they look delicious Meena, and by the way, the new look of your website is gorgeous.

    Reply
  12. Asha says

    November 20, 2006 at

    Excellent looking Parathas!! I still have to perfect that art!:))

    Wonderful to read abt your pareants, enjoy them !

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  13. Puspha says

    November 20, 2006 at

    Those parathas look so soft & fluffy. YUMMYY!!!!

    Reply
  14. Pooja says

    November 20, 2006 at

    hi,
    This is my first time visit to your blog, you have a nice blog with good recipes and pictures,
    will like to give some of them a try some day, list is too long…
    Well, i m sure i ll keep visiting you blog for more recipes.
    May I add you to my blogroll?
    -Pooja

    Reply
  15. Mythreyee says

    November 19, 2006 at

    thanks for the recipe. looks wonderful. I have tried the same but with no fenugreek or fennel.

    Reply
  16. mahek says

    November 19, 2006 at

    hi
    thanks for the recipe thanks to your mom
    such great pictures i love them.
    you are a real inspiration when it comes to cooking food and taking food pictures.

    Reply
  17. viji says

    November 18, 2006 at

    Hi, the parathas look perfect!

    Reply
  18. revathi says

    November 18, 2006 at

    Hi
    I really admire ur mom.. mastering indian cooking where the word curry could mean a 100 different things and in no-indian blog age !!! Hats off to her ! Lovely thanksgiving to mom !
    Convey to her my regards and wishes and my message !!

    Thanks

    Reply
  19. Mallika says

    November 18, 2006 at

    Such a sweet story. And those parathas look delicious…

    Reply
  20. Mythili says

    November 18, 2006 at

    Whoa! This post has a nice story to it. Good presentation, btw. And *applause* to your mom for her spirit.

    Cheers,
    Mythili.

    P.S : The new template is simple and warm.

    Reply
  21. Ashwini says

    November 18, 2006 at

    Your super authentic recipes for Nasi Lemak and Mee Goreng did give me a hint 🙂
    Appreciate your mother’s spirit and determination. And you are a chip off the old block arent you?!!

    Reply
  22. Meeta says

    November 18, 2006 at

    Lovely looking parathas, Meena. A certain must try recipe. Thanks for entering this and for being my guest.

    Reply
  23. Lakshmi Krishnan says

    November 18, 2006 at

    The parathas look so delicious. And of course it a wholesome recipe too.

    Reply
  24. Nalini says

    November 17, 2006 at

    I enjoyed reading your write-up. Your mom must be one persisent and gutsy lady! Kudos to her. Also the parathas look great

    Reply
  25. supriya says

    November 17, 2006 at

    ur roties r perfect unlike mine which look like different country maps from world atlas;)

    Reply
  26. Sangeeta says

    November 17, 2006 at

    This dish is one of my favorites 🙂 Thanks for the recipe and the beautiful picture. Aloo Paratha is a Saturday morning staple at my house

    Reply
  27. Anwesha says

    November 17, 2006 at

    Looks amazing….! I am still trying to make them circle in shape[:D]
    Lovve your blog.

    Reply

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