| 20. Halwa paratha (Sweet stuff roti) |
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| Wheat flour |
½ katori (50g) |
| Semolina (Sooji) |
4 tsp (20g) |
| Sunflower oil |
4 tsp (20ml) |
| Water |
1 cup (150 ml) |
| Green Cardamom (Crushed) |
1 (Optional) |
| Sugar * |
4 tsp (20g) |
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| Method |
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Make Sugar syrup by boiling 50ml of water and sugar. |
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Semolina (sooji) is fried in oil and when it turns brown in colour, syrup is added
and the mixture is cooked till very thick. |
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Wheat flour is then made into dough with water and divided in small balls. Each
ball is stuffed with a little halwa, then rolled out into a thin small chapatti and
fried with little ghee on hot tawa. Serve hot. |
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| Variation-
You may prepare various halwa parathas by making different dry halwas like pumpkin,
bottle gourd, potato for stuffing. |
| Serving 3-4 small paratha |
| Nutritive Value |
| Serving |
Energy
(kcal) |
Protein
(g) |
CH0
(g) |
Fat
(g) |
Na
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
Phos
(mg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Ca
(mg) |
| 1 |
136 |
2 |
18 |
7 |
4.5 |
44 |
49.5 |
0.7 |
8 |
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Suitable for renal failure patients with normal K (Potassium values) |
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Unsuitable for patient with uncontrolled Diabetes. |
| *Should be avoided by diabetics. In place of sugar, diabetics can make use of ‘Sugar
free’. |
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