Stuffed Fish Paratha

 

Ingredients

King Fish – ½ lb, cut into cubes

Oil or Butter– 2 tbsp

To Make Dough

All-Purpose Flour – 1 cup

Salt – to taste

To Marinate Fish

Chili powder – 2 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Ginger Paste – 1 tsp

Salt – to taste

Filling Masala

Onion – 1, finely chopped

Tomato – ¼ cup, finely chopped

Green Chilly – 3, finely chopped or to taste

Ginger – 2 tsp, finely chopped

Garlic – 2 tsp, finely chopped

Chili Powder – ½ tsp or to taste

Fish Masala – ½ tsp

Garam Masala – ½ tsp

Curry Leaves – handful, finely chopped

Cilantro – handful, finely chopped

Salt – to taste

Oil – 2 tbsp

Preparation

Marinate fish with masalas and keep it aside for 30 minutes. Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry fish and drain excess oil. Remove skin and bones and shred them. Keep aside.

In a skillet, heat oil. Add onion and sauté till it becomes soft. Add green chilly, ginger, garlic and fry for 30 secs. Add tomatoes and sauté till soft. Add masalas: red chili powder, fish masala , garam masala and fry for a minute. Add shredded fish, curry leaves and cilantro. Mix well.

Combine flour and salt. Add enough water and knead to a soft dough. Divide them to equal sized balls and roll it out into chappathi of uniform size (6 inch diameter). Keep one chappathi, add fish masala and cover it with another chapathi. Roll one more time using rolling pin. Do rest of the dough like this. Place the rolled parathas in a heated tawa . Apply oil or butter on both sides and cook till both sides turn brown color.