Last updated on July 8th, 2020
Aloo paratha recipe- a rustic dhaba (highway eateries) style recipe to make delicious potato stuffed Indian flatbread, the most popular one of all north Indian parathas. This paratha is hugely popular around the world and every Indian home has its own touch for this.
What Is Aloo Paratha?
Punjabi Aloo paratha recipe is an Indian whole wheat flat bread stuffed with spicy and tangy potato or aloo mixture.
There are many variations to make this paratha but the base recipe is mashed potatoes stuffed inside whole wheat dough and fried in a flat pan.
We love stuffed parathas at our home and this one is our favorite especially. Furthermore this paratha is also a healthy wholesome breakfast for the family.
Parathas are cooked with butter (vegans can use oil or vegan butter) and served with raita, chole, pickle etc. These also go well with thick yogurt and pickle.
This potato stuffed flatbread recipe is a healthy breakfast for toddlers and kids. This will be a hit with kids because they love potato. You can also make mini parathas for toddlers with the same recipe.
The recipe of this paratha I am sharing here is from a small dhaba. The aloo paratha we had there was so delicious and amzingly soft.
When I inquired about the recipe, the chef who was also the owner of that eatery was more that happy to share his secret recipe without slightest hesitation.
Dhaba food is usually very rustic and filling because they are mostly eaten by people who do a lot of manual work and especially by people on the go.
Also dhaba foods are mostly inexpensive. I am adding this tried and tested aloo paratha recipe that I am making for quite some years.
Dhaba style parathas are more thick, buttery and also crispy. The filling is also somewhat spicy and tangy. Furthermore in some places they also shallow fry the paratha so that they turn out very crispy.
If you have never tried making aloo paratha at home, you have come to the right place. How wonderful it would be to make your homemade paratha, the most delicious dhaba stye one 🙂
This Aloo Paratha Recipe Is
Thick, soft and perfect cooked
Has the perfect ratio of flour and filling.
Easy and simple recipe
Vegetarian and vegan if you use oil for frying.
Wholesome meal for toddlers and kids
Tastes exactly like dhaba paratha.
To make this flatbread, use very good quality wheat flour. Do not use superfine wheat flour because you cannot make rustic thick parathas with it.
The wheat flour used for making parathas should have some bran. I have used organic whole wheat flour here with some bran. This yields rustic paratha with some chars same as in dhaba.
Usaully butter is used to fry the aloo parathas. Butter makes rich and tasty parathas. Vegans can use oil to fry the paratha though.
We need to cook the edges of the parathas thoroughly. Add some butteror oil towards the edges and press the edges well while frying.
This aloo stuffing is very easy to make simple one. It uses mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes are seasoned with basic Indian spice powders.
To make the aloo filling more healthy you can also add boiled peas or chopped carrots.
Some tips for making perfect aloo paratha recipe
- Make sure the filling is smooth and there are no lumps. The potato has be well mashed so that the paratha does not break while rolling.
- Crush the ginger garlic very well so that they do not interrupt while rolling.
- It is best to use butter for frying aloo paratha. Ghee can also be used. However if you vegan you can always use oil to fry the parathas.
- Make sure the dough is pliable and soft else the parathas will be hard.
- It is important to maintain proper temperature for fying aloo parathas. The tava has to be medium hot otherwise the parathas will turn hard.
- Amchur powder in aloo paratha gives a slight tangy ans sour taste, so do not miss it
- If you left over potato curry you can mash it, add amchur, garam masala and use as filling for parahta.
Step By Step Method
How to make the outer dough:
1. First of all pressure cook or boil 2 large potatoes for stuffing. Next Take wheat flour in a mixing bowl. Add salt and oil. Mix well.
2. Make a well in the center and add 3/4 cup water.
3. Mix well slowly and knead to a smooth dough. The dough should be soft, supple and non sticky.
4. Set the dough aside for 10-15 minutes while we make the filling.
Potato stuffing for aloo paratha recipe.
First of all take the boiled potatoes and peel off the skin. Mash the potatoes very well. Add rest of the stuffing ingredients and mix well.
5. Finally mix well and make the stuffing. You can also make small balls out of stuffing.
Rolling and stuffing the aloo paratha:
6. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions. Divide the filling also.
7. Take a dough ball and roll into a small circle. Keep one portion of prepared stuffing.
close from all the sides. Seal in the center and press slightly. Make sure to seal properly so that the filling doesn’t come out while rolling.
8. Roll into thick circle of about 6 inches.
Frying aloo paratha:
First of all heat a thick tava or griddle. The tava has to be thick enough so that it retains the heat and also the paratha will crisp up. It is best to use cast iron tava so that there is uniform cooking.
9. Place the rolled paratha on hot tava. Spread some butter or ghee on the top and also over the edges. cook in medium flame for a minute. You can also use oil for making vegan paratha.
10. Flip and cook the other side. Add some more butter if needed. Cook till edges turn crispy and brown spots appear from both sides. Make all the parathas in the same way and stack them up. You can also spread some butter before stacking.
11. Serve aloo paratha piping hot. Finally just before serving also you can top the aloo paratha with some butter.
Easy method without stuffing:
- This method is especially for beginners who may find stuffing difficult.
- We can also make this easy paratha when we want to fix breakfast quickly.
- First of all just mix together whole wheat flour, mashed potatoes and spices together.
- Next add water slowly and make a soft dough. Let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
- Divide this dough and roll into thick parathas. Finally fry as mentioned in the recipe and serve.
- You can also make layered paratha with this dough.
- As compared to traditional method of making aloo paratha this method takes less time and effort.
Variations With The Recipe
- You can make tasty and healthier aloo paratha by just mixing some ragi or finger millet flour along with whole wheat flour.
- You can make aloo paneer paratha also. Also you can use peas in the stuffing.
- You can mix in 1 cup cleaned and chopped methi leaves to the aloo stuffing. This aloo methi combination is tasty and also very healthy.
- Furthermore you can also add chopped palak leaves to the aloo stuffing. Aloo palak paratha is once again and tasty and healthy breakfast for toddlers and kids.
Serve aloo paratha hot with white butter. You can also serve with curd, raita too. Furthermore you can also serve with chole and pickle.
Finally, if you are looking for more paratha recipes do check cheese capsicum paratha, lachha paratha, gobi paratha, mooli paratha, plain paratha, methi paratha recipes.
I hope you will try this recipe and enjoy as much as we did.
Aloo Paratha
Ingredients
For paratha dough:
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon oil
- Salt
For aloo stuffing:
- 2 Potatoes large
- 2 green chillies+1/2 inch ginger crushed together
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1/4 teaspoon chaat masala powder
- 1/4 teaspoon amchur
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt
- 3 tablespoons butter or oil for frying paratha
Instructions
- Pressure cook or boil 2 large potatoes. Take wheat flour in a mixing bowl. Add salt and oil. Mix well.
- Make a well in the center and add 3/4 cup water.
- Mix well slowly and knead to a smooth dough. The dough should be soft, supple and non sticky.
- Set the dough aside for 10-15 minutes.
- Take the boiled potatoes and peel off the skin. Mash the potatoes very well. Add all the other ingredients for stuffed.
- Mix well and make the stuffing.
- Heat a heavy cast iron tava. Divide the dough into 4-5 equal portions. Divide the filling too.
- Take a dough ball and roll into a small circle. Keep one portion of prepared stuffing and close from all the sides. Seal in the center and press slightly.
- Roll into thick circle of about 6 inches.
- Place in the hot tava and cook very well from both sides. Use butter for frying. finally
- Serve aloo paratha piping hot.
Notes
2. Cook the edges well by pressing them well.
Soumya says
The recepies posted are very clear. The step by step process with photographs helps us learn easily. I follow your recepies and they turnout very well. Thank you and eagerly waiting for more recepies…..
Harini says
Thank you so much for your kind words Soumya, please keep visiting and happy cooking!
Alboni says
Nice paratha !!!
divya says
aloo paratha looks so yum. How will i come to know if the parathas are fully cooked on all side??
Harini says
cook on medium flame with butter till the edges turn crispy and parathas are golden brown form both sides
ankit kumar says
I tried this aloo paratha recipe and it just tastes awesome. I also recommend everyone to try this at least one time they will love it.
Thanks for sharing such amazing aloo paratha recipe.
priyanka Kothari says
Yummy………My favourite….Thanks for sharing.
I always try, but my stuffing stuck in centre of parantha. What should I need to do???
Harini says
Hi, place the filling in the center and seal well. Roll gently yet firm and make parathas.
Anindita says
Nice recipe,looks promising, will try it out
Preety says
Awesome recipe for aloo paratha!