TRIANGLE PARATHA & VEGETABLE RAITA | LUNCH BOX IDEAS

    I got this recipe through mail from my friend Sangeeta along with the aloo bhindi recipe, she wanted me to post a wide North-Indian spread, so she sent all the recipes for the spread, but I am so lazy to make all together and post, so posting one by one. This is sure a nice lunch box idea for kids and for us too. Kids will be delighted to have it for lunch box to have triangle, square parathas instead of our regular parathas. This is simpler than stuffed parathas to make in morning hours.

Ingredients

Wheat flour/ Atta	1 cup
Red chilli powder	1 & 1/2 tsp
Oil	1 tblsp
Ghee	2 tsp
Salt	As needed
Ajwain(optional)	1 tsp

Method

1. Mix everything in a bowl except ghee well and add water to make a smooth pliable dough. Keep aside for 1/2 hour and again knead and make 6-7 equal balls.      2. Roll out first into a thin circle as we roll for usual roti and then apply ghee and fold into half,then again apply ghee and fold into quarter.     3. Then roll it carefully to a triangle shaped paratha to desired thickness.Cook on both sides until brown spots starts to appear in medium flame. After finishing making all the parathas, give a gentle tap  to define the layers.

Serve simply with boondi raita or vegetable raita and pickle.

Vegetable Raita

This one goes well with the above paratha or any sort of paratha. Simple yet healthy.

Ingredients

Cucumber	1
Tomato	1
Capsicum	1/2
Carrot	1/2
Salt and pepper	As needed
Coriander leaves,chopped	1 tblsp
Curd	1/2 cup
Milk or sour cream	3 tblsp

Method

Finely cut cucumber,tomato(deseeded),capsicum and carrot. Mix curd,milk/sour cream,salt/pepper well smoothly. Mix in all the other ingredients.

                                

This goes well with all parathas and even pulav/biryani.

Notes

Adding sour cream or milk gives a richness and the sourness will be lesser. You can add the vegetables like cabbage,boiled potato or any of you favourite vegetables.

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