Yellow Moong Dal Paratha

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Ingredients:
Wheat flour – 1 cup
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Water

For the filling
Yellow moong dal – 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Oil as needed

Method:
1. Sieve the wheat flour and knead to a soft dough by adding enough water. Keep aside.
2. Soak moong dal for one hour. Wash and drain all the water.
3. Cook the moong dal in 1 cup of water.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds, asafoetida. Fry till they pop up.
5. Add the cooked dal, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well.
6. Cook until the daal mixture is dry. Let it cool.
7. Take some portion of dough, make a small puri. Put some moong dal stuffing in the center.
8. Close from all sides and roll again into thick, round paratha.
9. Heat a tawa, put the paratha and cook on both sides by adding some oil.
10. Serve hot with curry.