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Mughlai Paratha

When it comes to Paratha, nothing can simply beat the Mughlai paratha. My first brush with Mughlai was at the age of ten, when my friend brought this special stuff, neatly wrapped into silver foil. That was the first time I had Mughlai paratha. The next few days were absolutely nightmarish for my mom, as I would settle for nothing less than the Mughlai paratha. A few days later my mother treated me with Mughlai paratha, I was too happy.

Eventually, I came across many versions of this beautiful recipe and was impressed with a number of these recipes. One recipe, which I found particularly appealing, is the one which I would like to discuss with you.

Ingredients

  • 500 gm whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • Warm water
  • Salt to taste
  • 500 gm pre-cooked minced meat
  • 3 eggs
  • Ghee or vegetable oil

Preparation:

  1. Take a large bowl and mix the flour with salt to taste. Now, add the milk to it and knead. After that, add water to it, and knead it well to make soft and smooth dough. Now, wet your hand and rub all over the surface of the dough. Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes.
  2. Beat the eggs with salt to taste and keep aside.
  3. Now, divide the dough into equal-sized balls and then press flat. On a floured surface, roll a ball out into a small circle. Now, put a large spoonful of the precooked minced meat in the center of the circle and fold edges of circle up to completely cover and seal the minced meat. Pitch the folds to shut.
  4. After this, flatten it and then roll it, with very gentle pressure, into a large circle. After you have finished rolling out the Parathas, place them one over the other with a sheet of plastic wrap in between each so they don’t stick to each other.
  5. Now, heat a griddle on a medium flame till hot. Put a Paratha on it and cook till you see tiny bubbles appearing on the upper surface. Now flip.
  6. Wait for bubbles to appear on the surface that is now on top. Grease this surface with a little ghee or vegetable oil and flip again.
  7. Now, brush the surface now on top with some egg and flip again. Grease the other side and brush egg on it also. Flip it again and cook till the eggs on both sides are cooked.

You Mughlai Paratha is ready to serve. You can serve it with chutney, pickles, yoghurt, as well as ketchup.

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