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    Home » Breads » Dal Paratha

    Dal Paratha

    Posted on January 5, 2016 · Last Updated on September 19, 2024 · By Srividhya G · 24 Comments

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    Whenever I cook dal, I always make sure I will have some left overs, so that I can prepare this dal paratha. If I cook dal my family knows what will be for breakfast or lunch the next day. It’s the dal paratha. Parathas are great way to sneak in veggies for kids and with this dal paratha you can sneak in dal too. Spicy dals will be the best bet for these parathas.

    This paratha is prepared with the left over panch mel dal from yesterday. I have tried these parathas with moong dal and toor dal tadka (check out how to make dal tadka). It is one of the simple paratha recipes and as it is not stuffed paratha rolling is also easy. Just mix the dal, wheat flour and salt to prepare the dough. I usually don’t add water as the dal helps to bind the flour. If your dal is thick in consistency add little bit water as required to knead the dough. That’s it. Roll it out like rotis and serve it with ketchup or curd or pickle. I love this for weekend brunch.

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    Ingredients

    • Wheat Flour – 1.5 cups + for dusting
    • Leftover dal – Approx. 1 cup
    • Salt – ½ tsp
    • Oil – for paratha

    Steps

    • Mix the dal, wheat flour, salt together.

    ParathaMix

    • Mix well and knead the dough. (If required add water)

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    • Divide the dough into equal sized balls and roll them. If required dust with additional flour. (This measure yields around 10 parathas)

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    • Now heat the tava and place these rolled parathas and spread little oil.
    • Let it cook for a minute and flip. Let it cook for another minute on the other side. If required add oil.
    • Once both sides are cooked, that’s it. Yummy parathas are ready.

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    Dal Paratha

    Indian flat bread prepared with wheat flour and left over dal.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Calories:
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • Wheat Flour – 1.5 cups + for dusting
    • Leftover dal – Approx. 1 cup
    • Salt – ½ tsp
    • Oil – for paratha

    Instructions

    • Mix the dal, wheat flour, salt together.
    • Mix well and knead the dough. (If required add water)
    • Divide the dough into equal sized balls and roll them. If required dust with additional flour. (This measure yields around 10 parathas)
    • Now heat the tava and place these rolled parathas and spread little oil.
    • Let it cook for a minute and flip. Let it cook for another minute on the other side. If required add oil.
    • Once both sides are cooked, that’s it. Yummy parathas are ready.

    Notes

    As the dal has all the spices and salt adjust the salt measurement accordingly.
    If required you can add chopped green chillies and cilantro for additional taste.
    Don't add more than ¼ cup of water for this measurement.

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: brunch recipes, left over dal paratha, left over ideas, panch mel dal paratha, paratha

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    1. freakyveggie says

      January 10, 2016 at 7:52 pm

      Never heard of this, sounds quite interesting , should try sometime :)

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 10, 2016 at 8:57 pm

        Try it yaar. I do this paratha will all my left over dals.

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    2. Mullai Madavan says

      January 07, 2016 at 7:57 am

      Nice way to use leftover dal and pack the same for lunch box… already in the list for next weeks lunch box!

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 07, 2016 at 7:01 pm

        Thanks Mullai. Let me know how you liked it..

        Reply
    3. swapnakarthik says

      January 07, 2016 at 7:56 am

      This looks so healthy and delicious….

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 07, 2016 at 7:06 pm

        Thanks Swapna.

        Reply
    4. anisnest says

      January 06, 2016 at 7:13 pm

      super.. will try this some day..

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 06, 2016 at 8:03 pm

        Sure. Let me know how u liked it.

        Reply
    5. Ruchisvegkitchen says

      January 06, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      Paratha looks superb..

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 06, 2016 at 4:48 pm

        Thanks Ruchi

        Reply
    6. CHCooks says

      January 06, 2016 at 2:38 am

      really nice idea for leftover dal Sri :)

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 06, 2016 at 8:06 am

        Thanks a lot GB.

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    7. Chitra Jagadish says

      January 06, 2016 at 1:03 am

      Moong dal paratha is in my draft and yet to post -your parathas looks so healthy and delicious, love the idea of using left over dal..

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 06, 2016 at 8:07 am

        Thanks a lot Chitra. Waiting for your recipe.

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    8. Traditionally Modern Food says

      January 05, 2016 at 11:56 pm

      Grt way to use leftover.. Nice follow up re ipes.. Yum

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 06, 2016 at 8:07 am

        Thanks Vidya.

        Reply
    9. Sushma says

      January 05, 2016 at 10:24 pm

      Nice idea. I usually add fresh lentils to the paratha mix. Never tried left over dal. Will definitely try someday!!

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 06, 2016 at 8:07 am

        Thanks Sushma. Let me know how you liked it.

        Reply
    10. kushigalu says

      January 05, 2016 at 5:25 pm

      WOW! A healthy and delicious way to use left over dal. YUMMY!

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 05, 2016 at 8:06 pm

        Thanks a lot Kushi. :-)

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    11. Aruna Panangipally says

      January 05, 2016 at 5:10 pm

      You can just roll up this paratha and eat it. No accompaniments needed. :)

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 05, 2016 at 8:06 pm

        Oh yeah.. very true. Thanks Aruna

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    12. Lina says

      January 05, 2016 at 12:01 pm

      So delicious and healthy as well!

      Reply
      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 05, 2016 at 8:06 pm

        Thanks a ton Lina

        Reply

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