Tri Colour Paratha Dough

This is an interesting recipe which I learnt from a Cookery Show.The original name is "Rangoli Paratha"

involving 3 colours.Ofcourse I modified it here and there.It was demonstrated with pureed vegetables where as I used grated / chopped vegetables

Lets see the dough preparation first after which check out this link for Tri Colour Paratha

Ingredients

Green / Palak Layer

• Wheat flour / atta - 1 cup
• Palak - 1 cup (wash palak first and then chop into fine pieces)
• Pickle Powder / Chilly powder - 3/4 teaspoon
• Jeera / Cumin powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• Salt - little

Orange / Carrot Layer

• Wheat flour / atta - 1 cup
• Grated Carrot - 2 nos
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Chilly powder - 3/4 teaspoon
• Coriander powder - little
• Salt - little

Maroon / Beet Layer

• Wheat flour / atta - 1 cup
• Grated beetroot - 1 or 2 
• Turmeric - little
• Ajwain seeds - little
• Green chilly paste / Chilly Powder - 1/2 teaspoon or more
• Salt - little

Method

Green Layer

• Saute chopped palak with the mentioned spices and salt till the raw smell goes

• Cool and grind it into a puree

• Combine this puree with Atta and make into a roti dough.No need to add water

Orange / Carrot layer

• Grate carrot and run it in mixer

• Add this to Atta and put the spices mentioned and salt

• Knead into a roti dough.No need to add water

Maroon / Beet Layer

• Grate beetroot

• Saute it in a low flame with a pinch of turmeric, green chilly paste / chilly powder, ajwain and salt.You may add 1/2 teaspoon of oil while doing this (I din't)

• Cool and combine with atta flour to make a roti dough

• Now 3 colourful dough's are ready.Let's see Paratha Preparation