Besan Stuffed Paratha

Besan is type of chick pea flour it is obtained from roasted Desi Chana.  It contains high proportion of carbohydrates but no gluten. it is a staple ingredient in Indian cuisine and it is mixed with water or milk to form popular facial exfoliant in India and Pakistan. Besan is used in many Indian recipes and exhibits its taste. Among all the dishes besan stuffed paratha is common.

Ingredients for besan paratha

  • Take 1 cup full of besan, chop the onion into small pieces. Take green chili and capsicum for making it bit spicy. Take 2 cup of wheat flour, cooking oil or ghee and 1 teaspoon of coriander leaves.
  • Spices include jeera seeds, garam masala and red chili about ½ teaspoons each.

Cooking besan paratha
Mix wheat and besan together with some salt according to taste. Mix onion green chili and red chilli.fry capsicum in non stick pan and mix it with the mixture obtained earlier.

Add water and knead the mixture properly to form soft dough. Do not mix lot of water dough should be not too soft and not too tough.

  • Add some amount of flour for dusting during rolling the dough.
  • Use thick griddle and add oil or ghee to it and shake the pan well so that oil is applied along the corner of griddle.
  • And cook the paratha well from both sides until it gets golden brown.

Serve it with green chili chutney and enjoy the spicy and tasty besan ka paratha.

Besan ka paratha is good source and is easily made. Thus besan ka paratha should be added in breakfast, dinner. It is rich in carbohydrate and has less of cholesterol. Thu sit is good for everyone in the family. Besan is cheap flour and is easily available in every part of South and southern East Asia.

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