
14/09/2025
Paratha with Achari Aloo Recipe
Ingredients
For Dough
2 cups wheat flour (atta)
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp oil or ghee
Water (as needed)
For Achari Aloo Filling
3 medium potatoes (boiled & mashed)
1 small onion (finely chopped, optional)
2 green chilies (chopped)
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
½ tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
½ tsp mustard seeds (rai)
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp red chili powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp amchur (dry mango powder) or lemon juice
1 tsp achar masala (from any desi pickle)
Salt to taste
2 tbsp fresh coriander (chopped)
2 tbsp oil
For Cooking
Ghee or oil for frying parathas
Method
1. Prepare Dough:
Mix flour, salt, oil, and water into a soft dough. Cover & rest 20 minutes.
2. Make Achari Aloo Filling:
Heat oil, add fennel, mustard, cumin, and nigella seeds. Let them splutter.
Add onion & sauté lightly, then add ginger-garlic paste.
Mix in mashed potatoes, green chilies, and all spices including achar masala & amchur.
Cook for 2-3 mins until fragrant. Let it cool, then add coriander.
3. Assemble Parathas:
Divide dough into balls, roll one out, place filling in the center, fold & seal.
Roll gently into a round paratha.
4. Cook Parathas:
Heat tawa, place paratha, cook on both sides with ghee until golden and crisp.
5. Serve:
Hot with dahi, achar, or chai.