Sattu Paratha - a healthy flatbread stuffed with ground chana
Sattu Paratha is a Bihari delicacy made with wheat flour and stuffed with a delicious and spicy filling of the sattu flour: a healthy flour blend primarily made with roasted kala chana (black chickpeas).
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 2 cups Whole-wheat flour or Indian Gehun ka Atta
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Carom Seeds or Ajwain
- 2/3 cup Warm Water
- 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
For the Filling
- 1/2 cup Sattu Flour (homemade or store-bought)
- 1/2 tsp Salt (adjust to taste)
- 4 Tbsp finely chopped Onion
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds or jeera
- 1 tsp Onion Seeds or kalonji (optional)
- 2-4 pieces finely chopped Green Chili Pepper (adjust for spice)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped Cilantro or Coriander leaves, dhania
- 1 Tbsp Achar Masala or pickle juices from Indian Mango or Lemon Pickle
- 1/2 piece Lemon, freshly squeezed (adjust to taste)
Other Components
- Cooking Oil or Ghee
Instructions
For the Dough
- Mix flour, salt, 1 tsp Oil, crushed carom seeds together. Add warm water and bring mixture together, Then knead the dough for 7-8 minutes or until its soft and smooth.
- Add to a bowl, cover with some oil. Close with a lid and let it rest for at 30 minutes to 2 hours. This helps gluten relax, and make for softer parathas.
For the Filling
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl, mix well. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
- Let it rest for a minute, and the onion will start releasing moisture. Divide into equal portions and roll into 8 balls.
To make the Parathas
- Divide dough into 8 portions, and roll into neal balls.
- Flatten out each ball a bit, place the sattu filling in the center. Bring all the edges to the center and seal it to form a ball. Roll into a smooth ball.
- Then add some flour to the work surface, flatten out the stuffed ball. Using a rolling pin, roll it out to a thin paratha.
- Add to a hot pan or tawa. Cook with a little oil or ghee, press on both sides and cook until the parathas are golden on both sides.
- Serve hot with some yogurt or pickle or chutneys.
- You can store these sattu parathas in the freezer for upto a month. Just thaw them and reheat before you want to serve them.