Broccoli Paratha

About This Recipe

Broccoli Ka Paratha, is a delicious Indian flatbread where Broccoli and Paneer are grated and mixed along with some everyday spices and then stuffed into the parathas.  These Parathas are then cooked on the griddle/tawa, until they turn golden and brown spots start appearing on both the sides of the parathas.

If you like your Parathas to be flaky and crispy, cook them on low heat while pressing the Paratha towards the Tawa using the back of a ladle or spoon. Add some butter on top, and serve. 

Broccoli Paratha is super easy to make and as winters are just around the corner, these are perfect to make for weekend breakfast. Also, it is a great way to feed this nutritious vegetable to your family members, who don’t like Broccoli. Well, I do have my kiddo, who doesn’t like these green vegetables and this is my way of feeding him this one. 

Here are some more Stuffed Paratha recipes, that can be made for your weekend breakfasts – Methi Paratha, Gobi Paratha, Keema Paratha, Aloo Paratha, Kacche Papite Ka Paratha, and Palak Paneer Paratha.

Ingredients

Dough Ingredients 

The basic ingredients required to make the dough are whole wheat flour, ghee, and salt. You can use oil in place of ghee if you are looking to make it vegan. 

Filling Ingredients

For the filling, we will need a flavorful Broccoli Masala which is made by mixing grated broccoli along with mashed potatoes, grated paneer, green chillies, salt, chaat masala, roasted cumin powder, fresh coriander, and carom seeds. 

The addition of grated paneer adds a nice texture to the masala, but it is completely optional. Skip it if making vegan parathas. You can also add finely chopped onions to this masala mixture.

I have added equal amounts of grated Paneer and Potato too, as it gives nice soft texture along with the crunchy Broccoli.

Every house their own way of making a Paratha stuffing, and I like to make my Broccoli Paratha this way. If you like it to be spicy, you can add red chilli powder or black pepper powder apart from green chillies. 

If you like cheesy Parathas, then just add some cheese into it and see the magic. The tangy masala with cheese melting from inside, its just divine!

Step by Step Recipe

Mix flour, vegetable oil, and salt in a bowl.

Add water and knead to make a soft dough. Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Mix all the ingredients to make the filling in a bowl.

Take lemon size ball of the dough and dust and roll it to make a 4-inch circle. 

Keep a similar amount of filling in the centre and bring the ends together.

Dust and roll the paratha gently to make a 6 inch circle.

Heat a griddle. Transfer the paratha on the griddle and cook until brown spots appear on the lower side.

Flip and cook on the other side as well.

Apply ghee or oil on both the sides and press and cook until crisp and nicely browned. Serve hot with pickle and curd.

Frequently Asked Questions

Serving Suggestions

Traditionally, it is served along with a dollop of desi makkhan/butter. Homemade makkhan slathered on these hot parathas just make these more delicious.

You can serve Broccoli Paratha along with simple plain Curd or any Raita such as Tomato Onion Raita, Boondi Raita, Cucumber Raita, Burani Raita, or any other raita of your choice.

Serve it along with Chutney like Green Chutney (Dhaniya Pudina Chutney), Tamatar Chutney, Lahsun Chutney, or any North Indian chutney you would like to serve it with.

It is popularly served with Achaar too. In Punjabi households, it is served with Aam Ka Achaar, but you can serve any Achaar such as Mirchi Ka Achaar, Rajasthani Ker Ka Achaar, Nimboo Mirch Ka Achaar, etc.

Variations

Another way of cooking Broccoli Paratha is by adding grated broccoli along with finely chopped onions and spices into the flour itself while kneading. This will give you thin Thepla like Parathas. 

You can avoid adding Potato and Paneer and mix the grated broccoli with finely chopped ginger, onions, and everyday spices to make the stuffing mixture.

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Broccoli Paratha Recipe

Broccoli Paratha is an Indian stuffed bread which is loaded with goodness of broccoli. It is a great breakfast, lunch or dinner option and is a great way to sneak in the veggies in your family's diet. Here is how to make Broccoli Stuffed Paratha Recipe.

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Course: Bread

Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Author: Neha Mathur

Ingredients 

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For the Dough

• 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 tsp Salt

For the filling

• 1/2 cup Potato (Mashed)
• 1 cup Broccoli (Grated)
• 1/2 cup Paneer (Grated)
• 1 tsp Chaat Masala
• 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
• 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander (Chopped)
• 1 tsp Green Chilli (Chopped)
• Salt
• 1/2 tsp Carom Seeds
• Oil for frying

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Instructions

• Mix flour, vegetable oil and salt in a bowl.
• Add water and knead to make a soft dough.
• Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.
• Mix all the ingredients to make the filling in a bowl.
• Take lemon size ball of the dough and dust and roll it to make a 4 inch circle.
• Keep a similar amount of filling in the centre and bring the ends together.
• Dust and roll the paratha gently to make a 6 inch circle.
• Heat a griddle.
• Transfer the paratha on the griddle and cook until brown spots appear on the lower side.
• Flip and cook on the other side as well.
• Apply ghee or oil on both the sides and press and cook until crisp and nicely browned.
• Serve hot with pickle and curd.

Notes

You can add some grated processed cheese in the filling to make cheesy paratha.

To make best stuffed parathas, the amount of filling should be similar to the amount of dough.

The consistency of the filling should be simulate the consistency of the dough.

The edges should be rolled thinner than the centre.

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