Mughlai paratha
Mughlai paratha is a popular street food in Kolkata, India and Bangladesh.[1] It can be a soft fried bread enhanced by a stuffing of keema (minced meat), egg, onions and pepper;[2] or a paratha stuffed with the same or similar ingredients.[3]
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.[4]
See also
- Bangladeshi cuisine
- List of Bangladeshi dishes
- Indian cuisine
- List of Indian dishes
- List of street foods
References
- 1 2 Food Consumption in Global Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 172. ISBN 9781137326416. "Try Kolkata street food this Durga Puja".
- ↑ "Cash and Curry". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC.: 73 30 July 1973.
- ↑ Street Food Around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. 9 September 2013. p. 180. ISBN 9781598849554.
- ↑ "Mughlai Paratha".
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