Peas paratha is one of the easy and quick to make Indian flatbread. Turns out quite tasty though only few simple ingredients in this no onion no garlic matar ka paratha.
Stuffed parathas are easy to make, versatile with the various types we can make with available ingredients.
From the famous aloo paratha to unique parathas like my bhel puri paratha, you can make Indian flatbreads with your favorite ingredient.
I make Aloo paratha weekly for Aj's(my kiddo) lunch box. The other parathas except cabbage paratha make rare appearance in my kitchen.
I am trying peas paratha also known as matar ka paratha for first time and found it damn easy and tasty too.
Aj loved it and I have packed it for his lunch box today. He likes all the edible stuffs that's green in color. He thinks green means healthy and never says no.
Ingredients
Wheat flour - The dough is made out of wheat flour, which is usually Indian atta commercially available. Depending on the flour's quality, the texture of paratha also varies.
I buy Ashirwaad atta or Pillsburry Gold (Not sponsored). Some people also buy whole wheat berries and make their own. My parents does that.
So see what might work for you and choose it.
Peas - Green peas is available in winter freshly in abundant. We also get it here in Singapore. I buy, clean and freeze it and use when needed.
These days we get it off season as well. You can use fresh or store bought frozen peas as well.
Other ingredients
- Oil/ ghee
- Ajwain (carom seeds)
- Green chilli
- Ginger
- Garam masala
See recipe card for full list, measurements.
Rolling
Paratha can be an easy but only if you know the knack of rolling. If you learn that, then you can make it easy for lunch box for kids and even easy for dinner meals.
To roll paratha easily, make sure the prepare dough that is not tight. It should be soft and pliable.
Both the stuffing and the dough should be of more or less same consistency.
Especially the stuffing should be not too moist. If it is sticky then rolling will definitely a problem.
If it is sticky and oozes out while rolling then your dough is denser and stuffing is too soft to blend with it.
Add some bread crumbs in the stuffing to make it non sticky. You can also roll in flour to reduce stickiness.
Top tips
Micorwaving gives moisture free cooked peas and really easy to handle while rolling.
You can also steam, pressure cook or boil. Make sure to spread over a kitchen towel to get rid of excess moisture.
They are healthy, not to mention. Just keep a watch on the oil or ghee that goes in while making.
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Recipe card
Peas paratha recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Green peas frozen
- 3 Green chilli
- 2 Inch Ginger
- ¾ teaspoon Garam masala powder - ¾ tsp
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder - ⅛ tsp
- teaspoon Ajwain or cumin
- 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice optional
- Salt
For dough
- 1.25 cup Wheat flour 1 & ¼ cup
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- Salt & water - as needed
Instructions
Make dough
- Take flour, salt and oil in a mixing bowl firstly.
- Add luke warm water and mix little by little to get a soft non sticky dough.
- Keep aside for 10 minutes minimum. Knead again to smooth.
- Divide in to equal sized balls.
Stuffing
- Pressure cook peas with a pinch of sugar mixed, don't add water. Cool down.
- You can also microwave for 2 to cook peas, without adding water.
- Grind green chilli and ginger first roughly and then add the green peas and grind coarsely.
- Mix salt, garam masala, turmeric, ajwain, coriander leaves and lemon (if desired) with the peas and make equal sized balls same as dough.
- Roll thick disc first and keep the stuffing inside.
- Cover the stuffing and make a ball. Roll it out with generous dusting with flour and make thick parathas.
Cooking
- Heat a tawa and place rolled paratha immediately over it.
- Cook on both sides until golden spots appear. Drizzle oil or ghee after it gets half cooked.
- This gives soft results. Do not cook in low flame for long time, which will make chewy/ harder paratha.
Notes
- Pressure cooking without water means, place the peas in a container and keep it inside the cooker and give two whistles. You can take it as 'Steaming'. The idea is to keep the peas dry.
- Always make sure the stuffing and dough to be of same consistency. Otherwise there will be difficulty in rolling out.
- Making dough with oil and warm water will ensure soft paratha.
- The dough and stuffing both in equal size balls gives good balance of them and tastes great.
Stepwise photos
- First make the dough and let it rest for 10 mins minimum, mix flour with salt and oil and add warm water to make a soft and smooth dough.
2. Pressure cook peas with a pinch of sugar mixed,don't add water. Cool down.
- Grind green chilli and ginger first roughly and then add the green peas and grind coarsely.
3. Mix salt ,garam masala, turmeric, ajwain, coriander leaves and lemon (if desired) with the peas and make equal sized balls out of both dough and peas stuffing.
4. Roll thick circle and keep the stuffing inside and cover the stuffing and make a ball. Roll it out with generous dusting with flour and make out thick parathas.
5. Cook on both sides until golden spots appear, with oil/ghee drizzled over.
Serve with the comforting curd and pickle or any vegetable or boondi raita as side dish .
Avaneesh Raj Mohan says
Nice Paratha,Looks yummy.
Kids will love this Paratha & Healthy too.
Will Try This soon.
Reshmi Mahesh says
Yummy and delicious parathas...
aipi says
Great pictorials n the parathas look spot on ~ perfectly rolled, soft n yummy!
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Premalatha Aravindhan says
wow very softn healthy parathas,luks delicious...love the 2nd click raji,very nice...
R says
wow looks so soft and yummy, nicely done.
Hamaree Rasoi says
Simply amazing looking and fulfilling parathas. Ideal breakfast.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Prathibha says
Peas paratha is my fav too..the sweetness of peas gives the paratha a wonderful taste..looks yumm..
Shri says
Never made Peas paratha...but it looks delicious...Love the pics!!
Sudha Sabarish says
Looks very soft and healthy too.
Tina says
Lovely colourful paratha...
Rekha shoban says
looks very soft n nice colour!!
Gayathri NG says
Absloutely fabulous...looks perfect!!
Pavithra says
My fav too Raji..looks absolutely yumm and the first picture makes drool everyone.
jeyashrisuresh says
pics are very tempting and so far i have never tried paratha with peas.Will give this a try soon
Nisha says
Beautiful looking parathas
Vardhini says
Beautiful clicks and colorful parathas.
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VineelaSiva says
Yummy paratha and beautiful clicks.
மகி says
Nice paratha raji!
Aarthi says
lovely recipe...I would love to have it for lunch..Yummy Yummy..Thanks raji for the recipe..
Sharmilee! :) says
Looks so soft and yummy...healthy parathas too! I too love stuffed parathas, looks absolutely tempting
surnamsiva says
nice paratha looks lovely
Divya Vikram says
I made alo parathas today and this loks like a similar one with different filling. Shall try this next time I make parathas!
Kalpana Sareesh says
too good pics..n i love the stuffings..
Raji says
I too make these parathas Raji..and sometimes poori as well with this filling. It's great that your kid likes to have green stuff..mine runs miles away if she spots anything green in her platter.
Radhika says
Love the green hue of the parathas. Nice filling. waiting for the peas season to get started.
Sush says
According to me, peas parathas are the simplest to make & yet very very tasty. I add a big pinch of chat masala to the aloo & peas paratha.
lata raja says
Loe the green parathas. Any stuffed parathas are so much more welcome in my household!
Annapoorani says
just so yummy 🙂
FoodLovers says
lovely clicks
notyet100 says
This platter reminds me of winter 🙂
Aruna Manikandan says
paratha's look delicious raji 🙂
will soon give a try ....
Happy Cook / Finla says
I should make once stuffed parathas, never ever made them myself,even though i love them.
Chitra says
looks delicious. i've seen this in MB's cookbook but never tried it. urs is inviting!!
sanjeeta kk says
Love these green peas parathas!
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Jayasri Ravi says
lovely click raji, apadiye yedath saapdopole irrk.., My favourite too..., looks so gorgeous
Kaveri says
So sweet of your son, to think that green means healthy and he eats without a fuss...Yummy looking parathas
Priti says
Very famous in our place during winter n we do little diff way. Nice clicks
MyFudo™ says
Great post! How old is Aj? He seems to be a very responsible kid and very wise too if he doesn't say no to green veggies.
I have bookmarked your cabbage paratha because my daughter cannot have too much of peas and legumes.
This is a great way to keep kids healthy. Thanks!
RAKS KITCHEN says
Hi Myfudo,
Aj is turning 8 yrs old coming Jan 🙂
MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. says
Hi Raji,U r an expert cook Dear.These deliciously made Peas Parathas tell that.Luv the recipe too.
Ramya says
That paratha looks perfect..Lovely colors.
Wud make a perfect lunch box item:-)
Priya's Feast says
Paratha luks perfect with layers and peas...
Laavanya says
I always thought that grinding the peas would make it get a floury texture.. but it doesn't look that way at all. Looks great. I'll try and hope my little ones like it too - it's not always easy to please them.
Suja says
Healthy and yummy parathas..looks beautiful..
S.Menaga says
colourful n healthy paratha...looks gr8!!
Uma says
Looks so tempting and delicious. Great recipe!
Uma@Trendy Relish
Panchamrutham says
beautiful n healthy....Love to try this soon
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Priya says
Lovely green parathas, looks fabulous and tempting.
Sensible Vegetarian says
Lovely looking ones, looks great.
divya says
Wow they looks super irresistible, fantastic..
themustardseed says
Your parathas look so good..soft yet crisp! Love the recipe, perfect for just anytime!
Amina Khaleel says
paratha looks delicious.. perfect..
Prathima Rao says
Such soft parathas..!!! The color makes it all the more appetizing 🙂
Prathima Rao
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kranthi says
i love peas. peas paratha looks colourful and tempting too.
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Anonymous says
Green brings freshness to food..!! great colour and a nice recipe..followed by beautiful pictures 🙂
Archana says
Hey delicious parathas. I love them bookmarking them for lunch soon.
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FoodEpix says
This looks so delicious. Would love for you to share this with us over at foodepix.com.
RENU says
hi
can we add normal peas....which we buy from market..n boil it with little water?
sumana ved says
hi....
I tried many paratha varieties. But always I used to find difficulties in rolling. Your tip "stuffing and dough should be of same consistency"
helped me. This time it was soo easy to roll. Thank you very much.
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bubbly says
Tried peas parata yesterday and turned out really good and tasty. My hubby loved it. Thank u so much!
bubbly says
Tried peas parata yesterday and turned out really good and tasty. My hubby loved it. Thank u so much!
Shobana S says
Tried peas parata yesterday and turned out really good and tasty too. My hubby loved it. Thank u so much !
Shobana S says
Tried peas parata yesterday and turned out really good and tasty. My hubby loved it. Thank u so much!
Unknown says
very nice recipe,,, but still i have a doubt. the thing is reg.peas.. which peas should be used?? the one readily available in stores wich is hard or the odr one we get from garden in wich we ll remove it frm a pea blanket?
RAKS KITCHEN says
You can use both. If you are using the dried peas (hard), soak overnight, drain water and pressure cook with little water, make sure u drain water well before you proceed with the recipe. If you are using garden peas, you can follow the same above method.
Kaumudi says
Hi, While using frozen peas, should we have to let them come to the room temp? I think my stuffing became a little bit watery as I did not allow it to come down to normal. I saved my day by adding some wheat flour to the stuffing. Even though the shape wasn't good, the taste was yummy!.. My kid liked it very much..
RAKS KITCHEN says
Nope, I pressure cooked as such directly from the freezer
Sharanya Kishore says
looks yummy.. thanks for the recipe.. 🙂
Gaya3 says
Hey Raks,
h r u....likd ur recipes...especially parathas...my kid likes them....tried peas sorry but with sprouted moong...came out well..my 2yr old kid likd very much..thank u...looking forward to more kids SPL
Tanya Desigan says
Hi Raji Akka,
I just tried my first stuffed paratha... And it came out well in taste. As i was having only poori press, the shape of peas paratha was not upto the mark 🙂 Still my kid loved it.
thanks for the recipe 🙂
I have just started writing a blog to archive my trials 🙂 i have posted it in my blog too 🙂
http://easyandsimplefoods.blogspot.com/2014/01/peas-paratha.html