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Chicken Aloo Paratha
From a video by Ruby Ka Kitchen · 11 min watch
Spiced chicken and potato filling wrapped in whole wheat paratha dough and cooked until crispy. The filling is boiled then hand-mashed with aromatics and spices for a chatpata flavor.

Source video — Ruby Ka Kitchen on YouTube
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Total time
~1 hour 15 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Hands-on
~20 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Servings
~8 servingsEstimated by Unreel from the complete recipe.
Difficulty
EasyEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
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Ingredients
Ingredients scaled to 8 servings
- ½ kg potato, cut into large chunks
- ½ kg chicken breast, breast
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ginger paste
- 2 tsp garlic paste
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon crushed red chili
- 1 tablespoon roasted cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon roasted coriander powder
- 2 tsp amchur powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- ½ tsp kasuri methi
- onion, finely sliced
- 1 handful cilantro
- green chili, chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 cups wheat flour, for dough
- oil, to taste
Preparation
- Step 1Place the cut potatoes and chicken breast in a pot. Add red chili powder, salt, ginger paste, garlic paste, and 2 cups water. Stir to combine.
- Step 2Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice, cover the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat and cook for 15-20 minutes until the moisture has almost evaporated and the potatoes are soft and breaking apart.
- Step 3Turn off the heat, transfer the mixture to a bowl, and let it cool slightly.
- Step 4Mash the cooled mixture lightly with a tool or by hand to shred the chicken and break up the potatoes.
- Step 5Add crushed red chili, roasted cumin powder, roasted coriander powder, amchur powder, chaat masala, black pepper powder, kasuri methi, finely sliced onion, a handful of cilantro, and chopped green chili. Mix thoroughly by hand (wear gloves if desired). Adjust salt to taste.
- Step 6Divide the filling into balls of desired size for stuffing.
- Step 7Prepare a simple wheat flour dough using 4 cups wheat flour and water as needed (standard roti consistency).
- Step 8Dust the work surface and rolling pin with dry flour. Roll a portion of dough into a small circle, place a filling ball in the center, gather the edges to seal, and gently roll out into a paratha of desired thickness. Some cracking is normal and adds texture when the potatoes are hand-broken rather than grated.
- Step 9Heat a tawa over medium flame. Place the paratha on the hot tawa and cook for about 30 seconds on the first side. Flip, brush with oil (or ghee or butter), flip again, and brush the second side with oil. Cook until both sides are golden and crispy, repeating for all parathas.
- Step 10Serve the hot parathas plain, with yogurt, or with pickle.
Notes
- If potatoes are not fully soft after boiling, cook 2-3 minutes longer.
- Hand-mashing creates pleasant small potato chunks and causes intentional cracking in the paratha; grate potatoes if you prefer no cracks.
- The filling and 4 cups of dough were perfectly balanced with no leftover.
- Parathas can be enjoyed plain due to bold flavors; no yogurt or pickle is required but they pair well.
- Use any leftover dough to make plain rotis.