Health benefits:

This recipe of cheese capsicum paratha makes a delicious recipe and easy to make. It can be served as a main course for lunch and easy to pack for lunch box as it can be enjoyed even without any side dish.

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Eating mozzarella cheese offers health benefits in addition to the vitamins and minerals it provides. It is a good source of protein, which is important for energy and muscle maintenance. It may protect against gout, a painful condition that results in the build-up of uric acid crystals in the joints.

Makes: 6-7
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

For the dough:
• Whole wheat flour-1cup
• Ragi/millet flour-1/2cup
• Salt-pinch
• Methi powder-1/4tsp(optional)
• Warm water-as required to form the dough
• Oil – for toasting parathas
• Dry flour-for dusting

For stuffing:
• Very finely chopped capsicum-3/4cup(about 1medium size)
• Low fat grated mozzarella cheese-1/2cup
• Green chilli-2num
• Garlic-3pods
• Ginger-1/2inch
• Garam masala powder/chat masala-1/4tsp
• Coriander-2tbsp
• Oats-2-3tbsp
• Salt-as per taste

Procedure:

For dough:
• Combine wheat flour, millet flour, methi powder, salt and enough water to make a soft dough.
• Knead well cover with the wet muslin cloth/kitchen towel and let it rest for 15-20mins.
• Divide the dough into 6-7lemon sized balls and set aside.

For stuffing:
• Throw green chilli, ginger, garlic, coriander in the mixer jar and blend it coarse without adding any water.
• In a bowl add chopped capsicum, cheese, blended mixture, garam masala, salt and mix well and set aside.

For parathas:
• Take the lemon sized dough balls and roll to 3”disc and place a spoonful stuffing on the disc and seal it by punching towards middle and roll carefully to 4-5inch circle of desired thickness by dusting some dry flour.
• Cook on a hot non-stick pan by drizzling oil on a medium high flame .
• Cook until brownish spots appear on both the sides.
• Repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing .

Serve hot with yogurt/ raita/ any side dish of your choice.

Note:
• Squeeze the chopped capsicum before mixing with cheese.
• Adding oats help to suck the water that oozes water from capsicum. (even after squeezing capsicum oozes water as we add salt to the stuffing)
• Instead of blending chilli-ginger garlic, you can even chop them fine or use chilli powder, ginger garlic paste