Cheese Paratha- Cheese Stuffed Flatbread

Cheese paratha is a delicious and rich Indian flatbread, a variation of plain paratha with grated cheese stuffing. It is a filling and wholesome meal for toddlers and kids that you can serve for breakfast or lunch.

I have shared a basic recipe here which you can vary in many ways. You can add your favorite vegetables, vary the seasonings and make cheese paratha in many ways.

For more north Indian paratha recipes please check aloo paratha, gobi paratha, lachha paratha, palak paratha recipes.

Cheese paratha recipe is very popular and always a hit with toddlers and kids. We have eaten cheese paratha in restaurants few times, though I liked it to an extent I always felt the cheese flavor and taste is kind of over powering.

So whenever I make cheese paratha recipe at home I used to add some finely chopped bell pepper and make cheese capsicum paratha or add boiled corn make corn cheese paratha.

Here I am sharing this easy recipe with few variations and tips along with step by step photos.

About Cheese Flatbreads Recipe

Cheese paratha is a Indian cheese stuffed flatbreads made of whole wheat flour. The filling is a spiced cheese mixture with optional vegetables.

This time when I made cheese paratha I used some sweet corn too. I just pressure cooked the sweet corn kernels and added to the grated cheese, added salt, pepper and some mixed herbs. I completely skipped red chili powder to just get pizza flavor in stuffing.

Along with corn you can also use chopped bell peppers or you could any of your favorite cheese toast filling. I sometimes use the filling from these recipes – paneer cheese toast, chilli cheese toast recipes.

To make plain cheese paratha just leave out corn and increase the quantity of grated cheese. If you are interested in making more cheese snacks you might like cheese pakora, cheese sev, cheese dosa, double decker cheese rings recipe.

To make cheese paratha use nice quality mozzarella cheese that melts on heating. I used my regular pizza cheese. You can add sweet corn kernels to make corn cheese paratha or bell peppers or even grated carrots to make veg cheese paratha.

If you only cheese cubes you can use them but make sure to mince or chop them in a food processor or grater. You can also use grated cheddar cheese. Use pizza seasoning to make pizza paratha.

The seasoning is totally your choice, I have used just salt, pepper powder and dried mixed herbs. You can add chili flakes, paprika powder or even chaat masala, chilli powder combination.

Parathas are healthy and wholesome meal for toddlers and kids and one can create so many parathas with different vegetables and lentils. Even fussy eaters who are not interested in vegetables will eat a paratha with nice raita or pickle.

You can create fun shapes like triangle paratha, square paratha or even cut the normal round paratha into wedges or small circles before serving to make it more interesting.

Here this cheese paratha is served with sauce but you can also serve with simple veg raita or any yogurt dip or sour cream dip as side dish. You can also cut these cheese parathas into wedges and pack in lunch box. These cheese flatbreads also taste good in dinner or lunch.

Here is how to make cheese paratha recipe with corn-cheese filling.

If you are looking for more easy paratha recipes do check plain paratha, aloo paratha, lachha paratha.

Do try out this easy cheese paratha recipe and enjoy. These are

wholesome for kids

delicious

filling

easy to make

vegetarian

How To Make Cheese Paratha Recipe

1. Take 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, salt and required water in a mixing bowl. Knead to a smooth, pliable and soft dough. Set the dough aside for 30 minutes.

2. Steam, boil or pressure cook sweet corn kernels. Drain and take in a mixing bowl. Add grated 1 cup cheese and mix well.

3. Add salt to taste, pepper powder and dried herbs. Mix well and set aside.

4. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Divide the filling into 4 equal parts too. I have made 8 mini parathas here.

5. Take one portion of the dough or dough ball and roll into small circle. of 4-5 inches in diameter circle using a rolling pin. Keep one portion of cheese corn filling in the center and close from all the sides. Roll again carefully into a thick paratha.

6. Place the rolled paratha on a hot tawa.

Cook from both sides with butter or oil or ghee until brown spots appear and the edges turn crispy. Repeat the same with remaining dough. Serve cheese parathas hot with sauce. You can also brush the cooked cheese parathas with some ghee before serving.

Variations

Aloo cheese paratha– Add 1/2 cup boiled and mashed potatoes to the cheese mixture and use this filling to stuffed paratha.

Paneer cheese paratha– Along with cheese add 1/2 cup grated or crumbled paneer.

Capsicum cheese paratha– add 1/2 cup finely chopped bell peppers or capsicum along with grated cheese.

With green chillies– Instead of cracked black pepper you can use 1-2 green chilies, chop them very finely and add. You can also use grated ginger garlic and even onion.

Adding spice powders– Instead of dry herbs you can add 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder, 1/4 teaspoon amchur or dry mango powder, coriander powder etc. You can also add fresh herbs like finely chopped coriander leaves or mint leaves.

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