A great way to include vegetables into your diet is to mix it with atta/wholewheat and make puris/parathas out of it as these are made on a daily basis in every Indian household

Most kids love puris/parathas but are not particularly fond of vegetables, specially beet and spinach. Beet has such a treasure trove of health benefits-you can read more about it on Livestrong.com The children are particularly drawn to the bright red color of the puris/parathas!

I experimented with Palak ki Puri and beet when I made Tirangi Puris for Holi. They were healthy,bright,colorful and delicious. If you are struggling to make puris that puff up beautifully each and every time, then please read my post on “Perfect Puffy Puri-Fried Indian Bread, I promise, all the tips will give you perfect puffy puris! For Bedmi Puri-Instant Dal Puris without Soaking and Grinding,click here

Enjoy healthy,crisp delicious puris with achar and a cup of tea(my favorite way) or with Rasa Aloo and Chana.

Beet Ki Puri/Paratha

Aanchal Gupta

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Main course/Breakfast

Cuisine Indian

Servings

Ingredients

For Beet/Red dough-
2 medium to large Beet-1 1/2-1 3/4 cups chopped approx
1/2 to 1 inch piece ginger
1-3 green chilies
salt as per taste
1/4 cup water or as needed to grind don’t add too much
2 cups Atta/whole wheat
Water as needed for binding dough
Oil for frying

Instructions

For Beet/Red Dough-
Wash Peel and chop beet and grind with ginger,salt and green chilies to a puree.
Mix with Atta/whole wheat and mix with little water into a tight yet pliable dough.
Cover and leave aside for minimum 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a wok/Karahi or deep pan
Make small discs and roll out with rolling pin.
Cook till puris puff up and are cooked on both sides.
For perfect puffy puris, please read my post on “How to make perfect puffy puris”

Notes

I like to use uncooked beet because I feel the color is more intense. I like some texture in my puris, so I didn’t make the Beet completely smooth. You can make a smooth paste, boil the beet and then grind it,or just use vegetable juice for binding the dough as per your preference.

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Ingredients

Wash,peel and chop beet and grind with ginger and green chilies