North Indian

Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread)

Name: Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups whole wheat flour (atta); 10 oz paneer; 1 onion; 2 green chilies; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp red chili powder; 4 tbsp ghee; 1 cup water; 1 tsp salt

Harpreet Kaur @harpreet_kaur

Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread) is North Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

45 min Medium High fiber Vegetarian Halal Pescatarian

Watch how to cook Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread)

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Serve it with

A North Indian breakfast is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The sharp little thing
- Plain Curd (Dahi)
  
  5 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread) carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Lauki Chana Dal (Bottle Gourd and Lentils)
Gluten	Yes	Lauki Chana Dal (Bottle Gourd and Lentils)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 640 kcal
Protein: 24 g
Carbs: 69 g
Fat: 30 g
Fiber: 9 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 590 mg
Saturated fat: 18 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Paneer Paratha (Cheese Stuffed Flatbread) takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.