Paneer Paratha | Stuff Paneer Paratha | How to make Paneer Paratha Recipe

Paneer Paratha is one of the delicious Indian flatbread made with cottage cheese stuffing aka paneer stuffing. These paneer stuffed parathas make excellent breakfast, lunch, or dinner. In north Indian homes, the paratha recipes are most sought after during winters this paneer paratha recipe is surely one of them.

I personally prefer plain/ masala yogurt, whereas some people prefer the combination of pickle and curd. So let's jump to the recipe.

Paneer Paratha | Stuff Paneer Paratha Recipe:

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: 07 parathas

Ingredients: (1 cup = 200ml)

For dough:

Wheat flour: 2 cups

Oil/ghee: 3 tsp

Water: 1.5 cup

Salt: as per taste

For stuffing:

Paneer/ cottage cheese: 200 gms

Onions (finely chopped): 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder (Haldi): a pinch (optional)
Red chili powder (Lal Mirch): 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder (dhania): 1/2 tsp
Garam masala: 1/4 tsp

Cumin Powder (jeera): 1/2 tsp

Dry Mango Powder (amchur): 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds (saunf): 1 tsp

Salt: As per taste

Green chilies (finely chopped): 1-2 (optional)
Coriander leaves: a handful

Method:

Step 1:
Take a plate, add wheat flour/atta. Add salt, oil/ghee and mix well. Now take water little by little and knead a medium soft dough. Cover it with a cloth or plate, let it rest for 20-25 mins.

Step 2:
Take a bowl, grate paneer. Add chopped onions & green chillies paneer and mix well.

Step 3:
Now add haldi, Lal Mirch powder, dhania powder, jeera powder, amchur powder, fennel seeds. Now add salt, coriander leaves and mix well.

Step 4:
Now make the 7 lemon size balls from the dough. Roll the dough balls into dry flour and roll a little. Apply ghee on the top surface. Make 7 equal balls from the stuffing.

Step 5:
Now place the stuffing in rolled out dough ball as shown in the video.

Step 6:

Roll the stuffed dough ball into dry flour. Press gently from the center. Now start rolling with gently with rolling pin from sides (not from the center, otherwise stuffing will come out). Roll til it become 3-4" thick.

Step 7:
Take the Pan/ Tawa, when it is hot, add our paratha to it. Cook on high flame until it gets bubbles on the top surface. Now flip the paratha. Cook paratha until it gets brown spots on the lower side.

Now, apply ghee on the top surface, and let it cook for 30 secs. Now flip the side and again apply ghee on the top surface. Press gently at the end surface of paratha with the help of tavetha.

Step 8:

Our Paneer Paratha | Stuff Paneer Paratha is ready, Serve hot.

Notes:
1. Don't knead too soft dough, otherwise, stuffing of parathas will come out.
2. Always roll parathas gently.
3. Always cook parathas on high flame, because of high flame steam is generated and our parathas cook properly from inside.
4. Paneer Paratha | Stuff Paneer Paratha best served hot and you can pair it with curd, pickles, or you can have it as it is.