Palak Parata

Ingredients:

Palak/Spinach - 1 cup
Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Curd/ Yogurt - 1 cup
Garlic cloves - 3
Wheat Flour - 2 n half cups
Water if required
Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

1) Boil Spinach for 5 minutes , drain all excess water and set aside to cool.
2) In a blender add spinach, curd, salt, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, garlic cloves and grind it to a fine paste.
3) Take a bowl and add wehat flour, 1 tsp oil and mix well so that ther eare no lumps.
4) Add the bended mixture to the bowl and mix well to form parata dough.
5) Add water if required.
6) Make small balls out of the dough and roll them in flour on all sides so that they will not stick to rolling pin while rolling.
7) Take a rolling pin and flatten the dough to a small circular disk.
8) Apply oil on one side of circlular disk  and sprikle some flour.
9) Now fold the other half  in the form of a semicircle.
10) Now apply oil on 1/4 circle,sprinkle some flour and fold the other side on top of  it to make a triangle.
11) This method helps in getting layers when you fry the parata.
12) Now roll the dough in the form of a triangle .
13) fofllow similar fashion with other dough balls also.
14) Heat a flat pan and fry the flattened dough on both sides till golden brown.
15) Serve hot with Pickle and Raitha.