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Preparation Time – 30 mins
Cooking Time – 10 mins
Yields – 7-8 Paratha
Serves – 4
Ingredients
Spinach – 10-12 leaves
Whole Wheat Flour – 1 1/2 cup
Gram flour – 1/4 cup
Curd – 2 tsbp
Ginger – 1 inch, chopped
Green chillies – 3-4 (according to taste)
Jeera/ Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Garlic Cloves – 6-7 no.
Hing – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Sesame seeds – 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Method of Preparation
1. Wash the spinach and keep aside. In a pan add 1 tsp ghee and spinach. Cover with lid and cook for 3-4 minutes. Cool down.
2. In a grinder, add cooked spinach, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds. Grind into fine paste.
3. In another mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour, gram flour, hing, sesame seeds, coriander powder and salt to taste. Dry mix well. Add the spinach paste and curd to this mixture. Knead a soft dough. Apply some ghee over it. Cover the dough and rest for 10-15 minutes.
4. Make chickoo sized balls of the dough. Roll a thin roti, brush little ghee and flour and fold the roti as shown in the video. Roll a medium thickness paratha out of the folding prepared. Roast on medium flame until golden brown from both sides. Brush little ghee.
5. Spinach Laccha Parathas are ready to eat.
1. Spinach:
– Spinach/ Palak is a dark green leafy vegetable consumed worldwide and is high is nutritional content. Spinach is low calorie food item, 90% of water and fair source of dietary fiber
– Its rich source of folate, Vit C, Biotin, Vit K, Caretinoids and minerals such as magnesium, phosphorous, potassium.
– Spinach, due to its fiber content aids in constipation, promotes Gastro intestinal health, helps in maintaining blood sugars, has anti-cancerous properties, good for eyes and bone health, anti-inflammatory and boost immunity. Health benefits are numerous and still growing with every new research on spinach.
2. Whole Wheat Flour-:
– Whole wheat flour is good source of fiber and complex carbohydrates. It has been staple in Asian countries from ancient times.
– Its high in Magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and other essential minerals.
– Often refined flour / maida is used for paratha and other recipes, replacing it with whole wheat flours makes it more nutritious and flavourful.
– Fiber in the wheat helps control blood sugars, constipation and helps monitor weight.
– Never sieve the flour before use as it discards the most important component of wheat flour which is fiber (the bran).
3. Til / Sesame seeds :
– Til are famous as heat and energy generating food item. This seeds are rich source of calcium, zinc, phosphorous and magnesium which are essential minerals for bone health.
– Til are winter food but should be consumed throughout the year for the goodness it gives to our body. Sesame seeds are high in fiber too,so are good for your healthy gut.
– Sesame seeds are rich source of unsaturated fatty acids which are good for heart health,skin and hair.
– Sesame seeds are have anti ageing, anti inflammatory and anti cancerous properties.
– Good source of proteins among oil seeds, diabetes friendly and help reduce blood pressure.
4. Gram Flour :
– Good source of protein, fiber and complex carbohydrates.
– Lowers the glycemic index of food, so good for diabetes patients.
5. Curd- We have also used curd in our recipe which is again a very good source of protien and calcium.
– A very good probiotic which keeps your gut healthy.
– Good bacteria in curd also builds immunity and should be consumed by all age groups.
Spinach Laccha Paratha is an easy and healthy recipe and taste really good. Its a great breakfast recipe packed with all the nutritious goodness.
Try different chutneys with this paratha, please find the link below for the chutneys
Aam Chunda –
Raw Mango Peel Chutney –
Amla Chutney –
Carrot Chutney –
Flax Seeds Chutney –
Do try the recipe and share the feedback in comments section below
Tips
1. Try to grind the spinach paste without water. If there is need then only add 2 tbsp water.
2. No need to cut the spinach it cooks fast once covered with lid on medium flame.
3. Adding gram flour and curd in the paratha increases its nutritional value, so do not skip this ingredients.
4. Roast the paratha on medium flame avoid burning or under cooking.
5. This healthly spinach laccha paratha can be served with curd/ pudina chutney/ ketchup/ pickles or can be eaten just like that as it has good flavours in it.
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