Pudina Paratha: A Different Flatbread Offering Enormous Health Benefits

India is a unique country, where language, culture, taste and fashion change in every 30 miles.  There is a visibly diversity in all aspects - climate, culture, ethnicity, lifestyle and soil type in our country.  When it comes to cuisines, one can also easily find the diversity – the way a state differs from other in terms of dieting.  Now in 21^st century, technology is the game changer. It is the driving force of everything. Technology is now further bridging the gaps and creating a common ground for social and cultural integration.

  At one point of time, a particular cuisine was restricted or over enjoyed in a particular reason.  With the advent of latest technologies in the communication and transport sectors, the scenario has been altogether changed.  No cuisine is geographical restricted.

A paratha is a typical flatbread. At one of point of time, it was considered to be a north Indian food, but now paratha is consumed as staple food by people in several non-north Indian states. Paratha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta which literally means layers of cooked dough. Once popular in north India, the flatbread is now widely consumed.  There are various types of paratha.  One such paratha is Pudina Paratha or Mint Paratha. The typical north Indian flatbread has gained immense popularity in various states due to its numerous health benefits.

Mint is a traditional India herb. Mint symbolizes freshness. It is used in salad, tea or chutney. Mint can bring that extra zing and new flavor in any food.  Mint Paratha is made with mint.  It is very simple and less time consuming to prepare mint parathas. 

How to Prepare It:

• Preparation Time: 15 to 20 mins
• Resting Time: 20 to 30 mins

 Key Ingredients:

• Soft Unsalted Butter / Ghee / Oil 
• Wheat flour 
• Atta
• Salt
• Water
• Mint Leaves
• Cumin Powder
• Pepper Powder 

Step by Step Guide for Preparation

• Take a bowl. Pour flour and salt in it.
• Then add clean water to make soft dough. Leave soft dough for 30 mins.
• Chop mint leaves. Add salt, cumin power and pepper. The mixing should be made finely with your fingers.
•  Make equal balls from soft dough
• Take a ball and roll it into round. Pour some butter on the dough, mint masala and start felating.
•  Spread some butter all over it and sprinkle flour. Spray mint masala and do fleating. Now roll it and flatten it. Spread it into paratha.
• Heat a tawa. Put paratha in hot tawa and cook on both sides till golden. Spread butter as required and cook.

You can watch this video guide. 

Health Benefits of Pudina Paratha

• Boosts digestive power
• Smoothens aches and pains
• Controls skin infection
• Enables you to fight oral infections
• Reduces cough and cold
• Controls allergies and asthma
• Reduces menstrual cramps and pain
• Improves immunity 
• Defeats stress and depression
• Controls indigestion and gas:
• Tackles irritable bowel syndrome