Senai kilangu [ elephant yam ] paratha

Ingredients :

For stuffing :

• Elephant yam [ senai ] - 1 / 4 k. g.[ scrape the outer skin and pressure cook ]
• Thuvar dal - 1 small cup [ boiled ]
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 / 2 sp
• Green chilli paste - 1 / 4 sp
• Salt - as per taste
• Turmeric - 1 / 2 sp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Tamarind paste - 1 / 2 tsp 
• Or lemon juice - 1 tabl. sps.
• Finely chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbl. sps.
• Oil - enough for frying

 [ mix all the ingredients in a bowl and mash well. Finely add coriander leaves and mix well and keep aside. While boiling the yam don't add water, because the stuff will become thin.Keep the yam in big vessel along with dal  and pressure cook ]

For the dough :

• Wheat flour - 1 1 /2 cup
• Maida - 1 / 4 cup
• Melted butter - 1 tabl. sp
• Salt - 1 / 2 tsp

Method :
Sieve and  mix the flours together in a mixing bowl.Add salt and butter, mix well till the butter blends. Gradually add water and kneed a smooth dough. Make medium size balls from the dough. Flatten each ball and keep a table spoon filling inside. Close and seal well all around. Press it in wheat flour and roll out in to thick parathas. Heat a tawa and fry these parathas using oil for both sides while frying. Serve hot with thick curd and pickles.