Peas Paratha is a delicious whole wheat flat bread with green peas stuffing inside. Peas Paratha also known as Matar Paratha is a healthy meal and ideal for lunch box. Learn how to make peas paratha with step by step pictures.
My family loves any stuffed paratha variety and this peas paratha is one of the ways to include peas for kids who don’t eat peas in stir fry form. You can freeze green peas when it is in season and enjoy with recipes later.
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About Peas Paratha
Peas Paratha is a whole wheat flatbread made using wheat flour, green peas, spices and herbs. This matar paratha popular known in hindi is a great lunchbox recipe to pack for kids and elders too.
Peas paratha is filling and wholesome for breakfast. There are many variations to make this peas paratha here is the easy method I use to make it. This recipe for matar paratha is simple, quick and easy with kitchen staples.
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Peas Paratha Ingredients
- Wheat Flour – Wheat flour or chapati flour is used to make the paratha dough.
- Green peas – Fresh green peas is best use however you can use frozen green peas too.
- Ginger garlic paste – Ginger garlic paste is added for flavor.
- Green chili – Green chili is added for spice.
- Shahi jeera – Shahi jeera adds flavor to the paratha.
- Garam masala powder – Garam masala powder adds flavor to the stuffing.
- Coriander leaves – Coriander leaves adds great flavor so do not miss it.
- Oil – Oil or ghee can be used to toast the paratha.
How to make Peas Paratha Step by Step
1.Add flour to a mixing bowl along with salt and water. Knead to a smooth pliable dough. Set aside to rest.
2.Pressure cook peas for 1 whistle(as I used frozen peas) with very little water say just immersing level., allow it to cool down. Meanwhile grind green chili to a coarse paste then add cooked peas and grind it coarsely.
3.Heat a pan with oil – add jeera, ginger garlic paste saute till slightly golden. Then add peas mixture along with garam masala and salt. Saute for 2 minutes until the masalas are well blend, then add coriander leaves and switch off.
4.Make equal sized balls with the dough and the peas stuffing. Make peas stuffing balls little smaller than the dough. Roll each ball into a thick disc, keep the stuffing seal it by pulling all the edges to the center as shown below.
5.Seal it completely and then roll it into a thin / thick paratha as per your preference, dust flour then and there to avoid sticking. Heat a dosa pan and carefully transfer the paratha, drizzle oil and cook till both the sides has golden spots. Brush with ghee while serving.
Serve it hot with plain curd and mango pickle. what else do you need?! Yum combo!!
Expert Tips
- Be careful while adding water to peas, don’t make it too mushy.
- For the peas or any green vegetable to stay green, after pressure cooking release the pressure manually and open it. This way the veggies will stay green while adding in gravies – Got this tip from my cousin and it worked too.
- Adjust the number of whistles depending on the variety of peas.
- Keeping the inner stuffing ball little smaller helps in easier rolling.
- Make thin or thick parathas as per your preference. We like ours a bit on the thinner side.
Serving and Storage
Peas Paratha tastes best when served with curd and pickle. The flour dough keeps well in fridge for about a week and the peas stuffing for about 2 days when refrigerated.
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Matar Paratha Recipe | Peas Paratha Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat flour
- 1 and 1/2 cups green peas fresh or frozen
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 2 green chilli small
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped
- salt to taste
- ghee / oil to toast to taste
To temper :
- 1/2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon shahi jeera
Instructions
- Add flour to a mixing bowl along with salt and water. Knead to a smooth pliable dough. Set aside to rest.
- Pressure cook peas for 1 whistle(as I used frozen peas) with very little water say just immersing level., allow it to cool down. Meanwhile grind green chili to a coarse paste then add cooked peas and grind it coarsely.
- Heat a pan with oil – add jeera, ginger garlic paste saute till slightly golden. Then add peas mixture along with garam masala and salt. Saute for 2 minutes until the masalas are well blend, then add coriander leaves and switch off.
- Make equal sized balls with the dough and the peas stuffing. Make peas stuffing balls little smaller than the dough. Roll each ball into a thick disc, keep the stuffing seal it by pulling all the edges to the center as shown below.
- Seal it completely and then roll it into a thin / thick paratha as per your preference, dust flour then and there to avoid sticking. Heat a dosa pan and carefully transfer the paratha, drizzle oil and cook till both the sides has golden spots. Brush with ghee while serving.
- Serve it hot with plain curd and mango pickle. what else do you need?! Yum combo!!
Notes
- Be careful while adding water to peas, don’t make it too mushy.
- For the peas or any green vegetable to stay green, after pressure cooking release the pressure manually and open it. This way the veggies will stay green while adding in gravies – Got this tip from my cousin and it worked too.
- Adjust the number of whistles depending on the variety of peas.
- Keeping the inner stuffing ball little smaller helps in easier rolling.
- Make thin or thick parathas as per your preference. We like ours a bit on the thinner side.
JEYASHRI SURESH
Wonderful parathas, I tried this very long back, but somehow didn't post it as the clicks were not at all good.
Tempting parathas, neatly explained
Priya Suresh
My favourite peas paratha,love it,prefectly rolled parathas.
Leena Chandrashekar
Peas paratha looks yum..perfect for kids lunch box..
Gayathri Ramanan
love this peas paratha…looks great….nice clicks
Hari Chandana P
Wonderful and delicious parathas.. looks Yummy !!
runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com
Love this one.. filling!
sindhu chandran
Wow looks Yummy !!! wonderful Clicks as always 🙂
Divya Shivaraman
Nice filling and This paratha will welcome spring here…its green
Suja Manoj
Filling and yummy parathas,beautiful.
yamini
Any tip from u to roll the parantha without the stuffing come out ? Ur paranthas r perfect dear .
Sharmilee! :)
Just dont give more pressure in the center while rolling , I am planning to post a video soon so that might help!
Sona S
parathas look yummy!
Sangeetha Nambi
Perfectly done… Love ur clicks too….
RAKS KITCHEN
Its one of the easy parathas and like it a lot too. Looks tempting
Dipti Joshi
These are my favorite parathas..One dish wholesome meal..
Sushma Madhuchandra
I always prefer to cook peas or paneer paratha as they are the easiest to roll. You have rolled the parathas perfect! My tummy is groaning here 🙂
sucheta dalvi
Do you mean that even if we are using frozen mutter, we should pressure cook till one whistle, and remove pressure by puling the whistle after switching off the gas.
SHARMILEE J
For frozen peas you can even just boil in water for 3mins not specifically needed to be pressure cooked.
Meenal Ramanathan
When i click amla raita its taking me to carot raita
Sirisha kesapragada
Is this recipie useful for packing in journeys