Onion and coriander multigrain paratha or dhapate

How to make onion coriander multi grain paratha/ Dhapate

If you enter a house early morning and could smell vegetable multigrain parathas or popularly known as dhapate ,then you are in maharashtra.Dhapate is type of roti /paratha made using multi grain flours ,vegetables and spices. It tastes perfect with curd/ raita /home made butter.

Its very popular breakfast/ brunch recipe and multi grains in it make it healthy option. Jowar flour/atta ,wheat flour/atta ,chickpeas flour are mainly used for making it. Other flours like whole moong ,mataki flour is also mixed while making dhapate for that extra nutrition and taste.

Vegetables like fenugreek leaves ,spinach leaves are used for making this parathas. Vegetables combination and flour proportion can be changed as per choice. I am posting here onion and coriander dhapate recipe which is easy to make and full of nutrition.Pack it for lunch box of kids along with home made butter or make it for weekend brunch.

Cooking time :60 min

Ingredients:

Jowar flour (White millet ) 2 cup

Wheat flour 1/2 cup

Chickpeas flour 1 tb spoon

Grated onions 2 cup

Salt as per taste

Cumin powder 1/2 tea Spoon

Green Chili finely chopped 4 (Optional)

Garlic cloves 6

Ajwain /carom seeds powder 1 tea Spoon

Coriander leaves finely chopped small bunch

Oil 2 tb spoon

Water

Directions To Cook:

1. Mix grated onions ,coriander leaves ,grated garlic cloves ,chilies in one bowl and keep it aside.

2. Mix all flours in above vegetable mixture .

3. Add salt ,cumin powder ,carom seeds powder,coriander powder ,turmeric in it and knead hard dough.

4.As onions have water /juice its sufficient to knead a dough. But if required add some water in flours while kneading. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.

5. Heat and grease not stick pan with oil.

6. Make small circular parathas by pressing with hands on wet cloth covered chakala.

Or directly make them on pan by pressing some small amount of kneaded dough with hands slowly.

7. Roast theses multi grain parathas on both sides on low flame.pour spoon full of oil if needed.

8. Serve dhapate with butter / home made butter or curd.