White gourd coriander leaves paratha recipe - Lauki dhaniya paratha recipe

White gourd coriander leaves paratha recipe - Today I have come up with an easy to prepare lauki or bottle gourd paratha recipe. White gourd is a healthy vegetable which many do not like. Therefore I have prepared paratha out of this vegetable which is not only healthy but tasty too.  This is a versatile dish which can be eaten at the time of breakfast, lunch or dinner.  The dough of this paratha can be stored in the fridge for two days. It tastes great when eaten with ghee, spicy curry, sabzi, curd, pickle, chutney or tomato ketchup along with some drink  like buttermilk or lassi.  The stuffed parathas can also be made using the same lauki mixture.

Lauki Dhaniya Paratha Recipe

Prep time : 15 mins
Cook time : 20 mins
Total time : 35 mins
Recipe type : Main-Paratha
Cuisine : North Indian
Yield : 8 Parathas
Author : Vidya Chandrahas

Ingredients

• 2 cups wheat flour (use more if required)
• 2 cups grated white gourd / lauki / dudhi bhopla
• 2 tbsp gram flour / besan
• 2 tsp curd / yogurt
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4  tsp cumin seeds powder / jeera powder
• 7-8 curry leaves, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
• Ghee / oil
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Peel and grate the lauki. Mix together the grated lauki, and other ingredients except wheat flour to make a thick lauki mixture.
2. Now add wheat flour to it and Knead it to a dough of  rolling consistency.
3. Add more wheat flour if required. Use water or yogurt to get the proper consistency.
4. Divide the dough into orange sized portions. Take one portion of the dough, dust it with wheat  flour and roll out round paratha from it.
5. Roll all the parathas and place them on a plate. Now heat a griddle and apply 1/4 tsp ghee/oil on it.
6. Place the paratha gently on the tawa. Pour 1/4 tsp ghee/oil on the paratha.
7. Shallow fry the paratha till  brown spots appear on it. While shallow frying, press the paratha at the edges with a chapathi presser.
8. Serve the lauki dhaniya paratha hot with ghee, spicy curry, sabzi, curd, pickle, chutney or tomato ketchup.

Lauki dhaniya paratha - step by step pictures

1.  Peel and grate the lauki. Mix together the grated lauki, and other ingredients except wheat flour to make a thick lauki mixture.

2.  Now add wheat flour to it and Knead it to a dough of  rolling consistency.

3.  Add more wheat flour if required. Use water or yogurt to get the proper consistency. 

4.  Divide the dough into orange sized portions.  Take one portion of the dough, dust it with wheat  flour and roll out round paratha from it.

5.  Roll all the parathas and place them on a plate. Now heat a griddle and apply 1/4 tsp ghee/oil on it. 

6.  Place the paratha gently on the tawa. Pour 1/4 tsp ghee/oil on the paratha.

7.  Shallow fry the paratha till  brown spots appear on it. While shallow frying, press the paratha at the edges with a chapathi presser.

8.  Serve the lauki dhaniya paratha hot with ghee, spicy curry, sabzi, curd, pickle, chutney or tomato ketchup.