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Gajar Paratha Recipe | Carrot Paratha Recipe | How to make gajar paratha | Carrot stuffed paratha

Indian Gajar Paratha Recipe aka Carrot Paratha Recipe is a healthy and delicious flatbread stuffed with grated carrot, spices & herbs. It's enjoyed with Mixed Veg Pickle, Methi Chutney, and plain curd.
Course Flatbread
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 152kcal
Author Garima Dublish

Ingredients

Carrot Paratha Ingredients:

Ingredients for Gajar Paratha Dough:

  • 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour/Atta
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1½ cup Water for kneading the dough

Carrot / Gajar stuffing Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Carrot / Gajar (grated)
  • 2 tsp Fresh Coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp Green Chili (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp Ginger (grated)
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida / Hing
  • ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
  • ¼ tsp Chaat Masala
  • ½ tsp Garam Masala

Ingredients for Roasting the Gajar Paratha:

  • ½ cup Oil or Ghee
  • ½ cup Wheat Flour for dusting

Instructions

Carrot/Gajar Paratha Dough Recipe:

  • Firstly, take 2 cups whole wheat flour/atta along with ½ tsp salt (adjust as per your taste) in a big bowl.
  • Additionally, add water gradually as required, combine all the ingredients, and Knead them into a semi-soft dough.
  • Keep kneading this for about 4-5 minutes.
  • Finally, cover and keep the gajar paratha dough aside for 25-30 minutes.

Gajar Stuffing Recipe:

  • Firstly take 2 cups of grated carrot/gajar.
  • Now, squeeze the grated gajar/carrot in a markin cloth.
  • After that, take the squeezed gajar into a mixing bowl.
  • Further, add finely chopped fresh coriander, green chili, grated ginger, salt, asafoetida/hing, red chili powder, chaat masala, and garam masala.
  • Now mix all the ingredients well.
  • Check the taste and add more salt or any other spices as per your taste.
  • Finally, gajar stuffing or carrot filling is ready now.

Gajar paratha | Carrot stuffed paratha recipe:

  • Firstly, pinch and make small balls from the dough.
  • Take a dough ball, flatten it and dust it with whole wheat flour/atta.
  • Roll out in a circle of about 4-5 inches in diameter.
  • Place 1.5 tbsp gajar stuffing onto the flattened surface and press them with your fingers.
  • After that, take the edge and start pleating as well as bringing the pleats to the center. Join the pleats together.
  • The pleats must be joined well, otherwise, there will be gaps while rolling and the filling comes out.
  • In case you do see the filling, then just take a small piece of dough and cover the gap.
  • Dust some flour and start rolling the carrot paratha.
  • Roll this gajar ka paratha to about the same size as that of a chapati or roti.
  • Place the gajar stuffed paratha on a hot tawa or griddle.
  • When one side has partially cooked, flip the paratha.
  • Now partially cook this side too.
  • Drizzle about 1 tsp of oil or clarified butter on the partly cooked part.
  • Flip again and this time this side has to be cooked more than the previous side. You will see brown spots on the gajar ke parathe.
  • Spread some oil or clarified butter on this side too. A well-made and well-roasted paratha will puff up.
  • Press it down with a spatula.
  • Flip again once or twice till both sides of Gaajar Paratha are cooked properly.
  • You should see crisp brown spots on the carrot stuffed paratha.
  • Make all Gajar ke Parathas this way and stack them up in a roti basket or casserole.
  • Now your delicious and yummy Carrot Parathas are ready to be served.
  • Finally, you can serve this tasty and crispy Gajar ka Paratha with some extra butter, mix vegetable pickle, curd, and methi chutney.