Name: Lesu Recipe recipe by Padmajha Sureshbabhu at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour 1 cup; Ragi flour- 3/4 cup; Ajwain 1/2 teaspoon; Salt to taste; Water to knead the dough

ABOUT Lesu Recipe RECIPE

This Lesu Recipe is from Uttarkhand Cuisine.It comes from the Garhiwal and Kumaon regions . Ragi flour is used as a stuffing here and it is best suited on winters as Ragi is said to be a heat producing food.

Instructions

For the outer dough, take wheat flour and salt in a bowl and mix well.Add water little by little and knead well to a smooth non sticky dough.Add a little oil and knead once more and keep aside.
For the filling, take ragi flour and ajwain in a bowl. Add salt and water little by little and knead to a dough.
Take a golf sized ball of wheat flour dough and flatten it a little. Keep a smaller ball of ragi dough in the center and bring the edges together.
Flatten the ball and and roll out into 4" paratha. Cook on a heated griddle till brown spots appear on both sides.Remove from griddle and repeat for the remaining dough.
Serve with ghee / a side of your choice.

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