Papad and Capsicum Stuffed Paratha Recipe

We are on Day 16 in the A-Z Flatbread challenge in the Blogging Marathon #92.I wanted to make this Papad Stuffed Paratha Recipe for the alphabet P but I already have a Bikaniri Papad paratha version here.

Then I  thought I will make another version of this Bikaniri Papad Stuffed Paratha Recipe by adding another ingredient into the stuffing so that it looks like a new dish! No, its not cheating ! You can indeed make 1000’s of varieties of parathas and Rotis by just adding or removing one or more ingredient in the filling and that will in turn have a new taste and will be most welcome on the table as well, right!

This recipe was inspired from here.Papad is a favorite at home. The kids and I can have just curd rice if there is papad on the side. Sometime I wonder if I ate papad as the main dish and rice as a side.

In fact one of our family friend used to joke that she would either get me married off to someone who runs a papad manufacturing unit or gift me a life long supply of papad and oil to fry it in!Such is my love for these deep fried crispies!

Over the years I have reduced the intake of papad but cannot stay away from it.

Instead of frying it,nowadays, I microwave it for a couple of seconds and that is more than enough to satiate the papad craving!

I had a pack of masala papad and have used it in this recipe. I  added some colored capsicum to add a bit of color to the dish.Well, actually I had bits and pieces of colored capsicum so thought will use it here.

This can be served with yogurt / curd or a raita and does not require any elaborate side. I made sure that the recipes I selected for this edition meet this criteria as I am cooking and posting the same day and cooking something elaborate is not my forte right now.

Before we go on to the recipe, take a look at the list of flat breads that start with P

• Purple Radish Paratha
• Punjabi Aloo Anardana Kulcha
• Phool Makhana Paratha
• Parotta
• Paneer Parotta
• Paneer Ajwain Paratha
• Palak Paratha
• Poori

Step by step method to prepare Papad Stuffed Paratha Recipe

Take wheat flour, salt in a bowl and mix well.

Add water little by little and knead to a smooth non stick dough by adding a little oil at the knead. Knead and keep aside.

Crush the roasted papad and keep aside. In a bowl take chopped colored capsicum,onion, coriander leaves,salt, chili powder,kalonji and mix.Keep aside

Take a golf sized ball of dough and flatten it a bit.Place a tablespoon of the capsicum filling and top it up with some broken papad. Bring the edges together.

Using a little flour to dust, roll out into 4″ parathas. Cook on a heated griddle,drizzling oil around the edges if needed.Cook on both sides till brown spots appear.REmove from griddle.Repeat for the remaining dough.

Serve with a side of your choice. I served it with masala raita.

Note:

• I used Pepper flavored masala papad so added very little chili powder.
• I microwaved the papad on high for a few seconds till done. You can also deep fry it and use
• If tricolor capsicum is not available the regular green one can be used.
• To make masala raita,beat curd with salt and add a masala spice mix of your choice. I used Garlic paruppu podi.Whisk and serve garnished with a few pinches of the same masala mix and chopped coriander.

Let’s see what all we need to make this Papad and Capsicum Stuffed Paratha Recipe

 

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