Avocado/Butterfruit Paneer Paratha

Avocado (Butterfruit) paneer paratha is highly nutritious. Avocados are great source of vitamins, magnesium and potassium. They also provide lutein, beta-carotene and omega-3 fatty acids. Though avocado is filled with calorie, low fat paneer is homemade and they form a healthy combination. These parathas are soft, filled with flavors and easy to prepare.

There are more recipes using avocado like brownies, pickles, dip which you can try and give a feedback.

Here is a simple and healthy recipe

Course: Paratha

Cuisine: Indian

Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Serves: 4 nos

Ingredients:

Avocado- 2 (ripen)

Low fat paneer – ¼ cup

Whole wheat flour- 1 ½ cup

Coriander powder- 2 tsp

Dry mango or amchur powder- 2 tsp

Red chili powder- 1 tbsp

Roasted cumin or jeera powder-1 tsp

Garam masala- 2 tsp

Oil- ¼ cup

Salt as per taste

Flour for dusting

Method:

1. Peel the skin of avocado and take out the pulp.
2. Take a bowl, mash the pulp into fine paste using potato masher.
3. Add the crumbled paneer to the mashed avocado. Mix well.
4. Now the dry powder like coriander powder, roasted cumin powder, dry mango powder, garam masala and red chili powder, salt. Mix well to form uniform mixture.
5. Add whole wheat flour to the avocado paneer mixture and prepare soft dough with water.
6. Smear oil on surface of dough and rest for 15 minutes.
7. After 15 minutes, divide the dough into equal sized balls.
8. Take each dough ball dust some flour and roll out thick paratha with the help of rolling pin.
9. Heat the tawa, smear oil and cook the paratha on both the sides. Serve hot with thick curd, lemon pickle, tomato sauce.

My Notes:

No extra water is required to prepare the dough.

Fully ripe avocado is used to get best results.

Ghee can be used while cooking the paratha to give a nice roast and flavor.

Any kind of dry masala can be added since avocado is flavorless and takes up the flavor of masala