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Pumpkin Paratha | Kaddu Ka Paratha | Indian Pumpkin Flatbread Recipe

This utterly delicious and crispy Pumpkin Paratha or flatbread, made with kneading fresh dough of wheat flour, gram flour(besan), spices, grated pumpkin and green chilies is amazingly packed with bold and savory flavor! Team these Pumpkin flatbread with curd, pickle or any curry of your choice!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 10 piece
Calories 226 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Iron Tawa
  • 1 Chopping board
  • 1 grater
  • 1 parat steel plate for mixing dough

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup grated raw pumpkin
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 small green chilly thin chopped
  • ¾ cup besan (Chickpea flour)
  • 3/2 cup Wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoon Curd
  • 1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder (Lal Mirch) Can reduce or increase
  • 1 cup water as required
  • 1 teaspoon Desi ghee for kneading in dough
  • 3-4 tablespoon oil/ghee for making parathas
  • salt as per taste

Instructions
 

  • Take all ingredients in bowls. Wash pumpkin under running water and chop in large chunks.
  • Grate pumpkin and dont drain water it leaves.
  • Take a big bowl (Parath) for kneading dough. Add besan, wheat flour(Atta) along with grated pumpkin to it. Add spices, salt, curd, onion also along.
  • Knead the dough which is not very tight or very watery. it would take around 5-10 min and some good punches . Add water little by little as required.
  • Once almost kneaded, add desi ghee to it and knead again for one min. Keep it covered for 10-15min.
  • Take out a large portion of dough and roll it to make paratha. Dust your rolling board with wheat flour.
  • Roll it in a thin or thick paratha as you like it.
  • Place it on hot iron tawa and make gas flame simmer. I have used iron tawa for more than a decade and I can easily make parathas using it.
  • Flip the side when it leaves tawa and add ghee/oil for making it. The simmer gas makes crispy and amazing parathas. Some poeople hurriedly make it on full flame, they are not crispy. So you may cook as you like it.
  • Serve your paratha wth dahi, achar!! Enjoy!!

Notes

  • When we make dough with curd, the parathas turn out really well. Make sure to adjust water ratio if the curd is already watery.
  • Knead a not-so-tight dough. Try to keep dough covered for at least 10 minutes. Any dough needs at least 10 min to get set and rise. Do add ghee or curd or both while kneading it. That's my secret to crispy parathas.
  • If you are using a gluten free flour, the parathas won't bind easily. So, use very less water and apply oil/ ghee on hands and make flatbread with the tip of fingers over a parchment paper as it might break easily.
  • Use of Iron Tawa is highly recommended. Make sure to place paratha on a hot tawa and cook on slow flame.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 2
Servings: 6
Amount per serving  
Calories 226
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.6g 8%
Saturated Fat 1.3g 7%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Sodium 11mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 35.6g 13%
Dietary Fiber 3.7g 13%
Total Sugars 3.5g  
Protein 6.5g  
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 25mg 2%
Iron 3mg 15%
Potassium 245mg 5%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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