Radish Paratha/Mooli paratha

Radish paratha or Mooli paratha as it is called in hindi is a flat bread that is prepared in winter when radish is available in abundance.

Ingredients:

1 cup - grated radish/mooli

2 cups - wheat flour/atta

1 tsp - turmeric powder/haldi

1 tsp - cumin/jeera powder

1 tsp - chilli flakes

2 tsp - chick pea flour/besan

1/2 cup - coriander leaves

Oil and salt - as required

Masala bread

 I prefer making bread at home as it is fresh from the Owen and is free from preservatives. Today, I made masala bread with Indian flavours. 

Ingredients:

2 cups - all purpose flour/maida

1/2 cup - warm milk

1 tsp - sugar

1 tsp - salt

1 tsp - cumin powder

1 1/2 tsp - instant yeast

1/ cup - chopped coriander leaves

1/4 cup - chopped green chilles

1/4 cup -  butter/oil

Method:

Combine the flour with coriander leaves, green chillies and cumin powder. Add the sugar, salt and yeast to the warm milk. Pour this solution to the flour and mix. Add more water (about 1/2 cup of water) and make a soft sticky dough. Smear the batter with butter. Rest for two hours or more till the dough rises and doubles in size. In the meantime grease a bread tin. After two hours, punch the dough and knead again. Place it in the greased tin. Cover and set aside for one hour or more till it rises again. Bake in a preheated oven for 25 to 30 mins at 180 c till done.

Note:

Time taken to bake depends on the size of the oven.

Dry yeast also can be used, but it must be activated. For that add same quantity of dry yeast to warm milk or water to which some sugar is added. Cover and set side for few minutes till it becomes frothy. Add this activated yeast to dough.