Mughlai paratha

Mughlai paratha is a popular street food in Bangladesh[1] and Kolkata, India.[2] It can be a soft fried bread enhanced by a stuffing of keema (minced meat), egg, onions and pepper;[3] or a paratha stuffed with the same or similar ingredients.[4]

History

Mughlai paratha was one of those mughlai recipes that entered in undivided Bengal during the Mughal Empire. Mughal rule mostly influenced the cuisine of Dhaka than rural Bangladesh.[1]

Ingredients

Ingredients in the preparation of mughlai paratha may include whole-wheat flour, ghee, eggs, finely chopped onions, chopped green chili pepper and chopped coriander leaves.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Food Consumption in Global Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 172. ISBN 9781137326416.
  2. "Try Kolkata street food this Durga Puja".
  3. "Cash and Curry". New York Magazine (New York Media, LLC.): 73. 30 July 1973.
  4. Street Food Around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. 9 September 2013. p. 180. ISBN 9781598849554.
  5. "Mughlai Paratha".


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