The word Rajgira literally means ‘Royal Grain’ The English word for Rajgira is Amaranth, whose origins are from the Sanskrit word ‘Amar’ which means immortal!
Though Rajgira is an ancient grain, it has become very popular lately, ever since people are trying to go gluten free, for health reasons or just to lose weight. Yes it is gluten free and is like Quinoa a complete protein. It is a seed and is very popular during fasts, when grains are not consumed.
I have made parathas with Kuttu flour(Buckwheat) and Singhara flour(Chestnut), but I loved the fact that the parathas were soft and pliable with Rajgira flour,just like wheat ones.
You can read more about the benefits of eating Rajgira/Amaranth in the link here.
Here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-
Rajgira/Amaranth Aloo Paratha
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rajgira/Amaranth flour
- 1 boiled Potato peeled and grated
- 2 tbsp fresh Cilantro/Dhania/Coriander
- 1 tsp salt or as needed
- 1/2 tsp lal mirch/Red chili powder
- 1 tsp oil to aplly on dough
- Water as needed to bring the dough together use cautiously,little at a time
- Ghee/Oil as needed for browning the parathas
Instructions
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Peel and grated boiled potato.
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Add Rajriga/Amaranth flour,salt,lal mirch and cilantro.
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Use water sparingly to bring the dough together.
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The potato makes the dough sticky,so use 1 tsp oil to apply on dough and bring it together.
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Let it rest for 15-20 minutes, covered.
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Make 6 balls/discs. Dip the ball in oil or flour and roll using a rolling pin.
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Put on a pan, cook one side, flip and cook other side. Make gashes with your spatula to make sure it cooks from the inside. Put ghee/oil on both sides till both sides are browned and cooked.
Notes
Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-
Ingredients
Mix all the ingredients together
Use water(sparingly) as needed to make a dough
Use oil, flour or parchment paper to roll dough(I used oil)
Cook on a pan with ghee/oil till both sides have golden specks
Use the spatula to make gashes while its cooking to make sure it cooks through
Enjoy with Paneer ki sabzi and vrat ke dahi vade. Also goes well with Vrat ki kadhi
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