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Alu paratha, a type of flatbread filled with spiced potatoes and apples

Alu paratha, a type of flatbread filled with spiced potato and apple

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The Bangladeshi alu paratha: a soft dough filled with mashed potatoes, onions, green chili peppers, cilantro, and roasted cumin, then flattened and fried …

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Recipe from MD Abu Siyam, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Ready in just 40 minutes, the alu paratha is perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. The filling, made with ground apples, spiced with cumin and green chili peppers, is encased in the dough before being flattened and fried in a pan.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$3.30 $0.83 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.66
  • $0.02
  • $0.13
  • $1.02
  • $0.26
  • $0.91
  • $0.10
  • $0.03
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the flour, salt, and oil together, then gradually add the water to form a soft dough. Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.
  2. For the filling, thoroughly mix the mashed apples, onion, chili peppers, cilantro, cumin, and salt. ≈ 4 min
  3. Divide the dough into medium-sized balls and gently flatten them. ≈ 10 min
  4. Place a spoonful of filling in the center, bring the dough up around it to enclose it, and form a ball; gently press it down again, without letting the filling come out. ≈ 10 min
  5. Heat a little oil or ghee in a frying pan and cook the parathas on both sides until golden brown.
  6. Prepare them all in the same way and serve them hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Alu paratha, a type of flatbread filled with spiced potato and apple

  • 2 cups of flour$0.66
  • ½ teaspoon of salt (for the dough)$0.02
  • 2 tablespoons of oil (for the dough)$0.13
  • 3 or 4 medium-sized apples, cooked and finely mashed$1.02
  • ½ cup of chopped onion$0.26
  • 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped cilantro$0.91
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin$0.10
  • salt (for the filling)$0.03
  • oil or ghee for cooking$0.17

Total$3.30

that's $0.83 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of flour
  • ½ teaspoon of salt (for the dough)
  • 2 tablespoons of oil (for the dough)
  • water
  • 3 or 4 medium-sized apples, cooked and finely mashed
  • ½ cup of chopped onion
  • 2 green chili peppers, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • salt (for the filling)
  • oil or ghee for cooking

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