Carrot paneer Paratha recipe| Paratha recipe with video

Carrot paneer paratha, a popular Indian flat bread stuffed with paneer. I have added carrot also to make it healthier. Normally i make rotis  for dinner .But when I attempted to make paratha first time ,we all like it and now a days i make paratas twice a week.
The stuffing of panner and carrot in parata i learnt from my friend .But she makes it in a different way. I altered the recipe to suit the taste of my family. Try out this easy Paneer paratha at home.
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The recipe is updated with video.

Paneer and carrot paratha

  Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins |Makes: 5 parathas

     Wheat flour   1 cup
      Carrot  1
      Paneer cubes   1/2 cup
      Onion   1 
      Green chili  2
      Coriander leaves   few
      Cumin seed| jeeragam  1/4  tsp
      Coriander powder | dhaniya powder   1/2 tsp
      Garam masala   1/2 tsp
      Lemon juice  few drops
     Salt  as needed
     Water  to knead the dough
     Oil | butter  to cook the parathas
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Method:

• Grate the carrots and finely chop the onions. Put the paneer in hot water for 10 mins . Drain the water and crumble them with hands. Cut the green chilly into fine pieces.Chop the coriander leaves also.
• In a wide bowl add the wheat flour and add salt. 

• Add water little by little and make a soft dough. Add little oil to this and coat nicely.
• Cover it and keep it aside.

• In a pan ,add 2 tsp of oil and put the cumin seeds. Then add the onions and cook for a minute.
• Add the grated paneer now.

• Add grated carrot and finely chopped coriander and green chili.
• Add the garam masala, salt and coriander powder.

• Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and add the lemon juice. Mix well.
• Allow this to completely cool.

• Make equal big lemon sized dough out of the dough.
• Take a big lemon sized ball of the dough and dust this with dry flour.

•  Roll it into a small circle. Place 1 and 1/2 tblsp of paneer mixture in that circle.

• Bring the edges together and seal it.
• Roll it gently into thick parathas .If u want your parathas to be big and little bit thin roll it till u get the desired size. 

• Heat the tawa | pan and put the paratha on it and do in the same way as you do for chapatis. 
• Cook on both sides.

• Drizzle oil on the top of it and cook till golden brown.
• Severe hot with curd or any raitha.

• We had with boondi raita and store bought pickle.