It’s Sunday again, which means, it’s time to get ready with your culinary arsenal to whip up something new in your kitchen. If you are a foodie like us, then cooking is therapeutic for you too. The satisfaction of seeing a perfectly prepared dish is hard to describe. Hence, we are constantly on the lookout for unique recipes that we can try our hand at. This weekend, we’ll take you to the streets of Lahore and introduce you to a popular Street food Named Katlama. Simply put, Katlama is a deep fried paratha with a spicy gram flour coating on top.
Where is Katlama from?
Katlama, traditionally called Katlama, is a deep fried Paratha Its origin is found in Peshawari cuisine. Peshawar is a province of Pakistan, known for its rich Pakistani heritage. If you delve deeper, you will find that the food here has diverse flavors that have evolved over the years under innumerable influences.
what sounds attractive is, you’ll get a Mughlai Influences in the foods of the Peshawar region, with some prominent flavors and aromas matching a palate with ours. In fact, you can find a lot of similarities between the food culture of Old Delhi and Peshawar in terms of the use of spices and other ingredients.
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Peshawari-Style Fried Paratha Recipe: How To Make Katlama:
If you have seen Paratha Wali Gali, you would already know the taste of fried parathas. Like old Delhi style parathas, here, you need to prepare a dough, spread a spicy gram flour batter on top and deep fry. Some even add sprouted moong dal for an extra layer of texture and crunch. But to start with, we thought about keeping it simple.
To make Katlama, first knead a soft dough by mixing flour, salt, oil and water. Some people replace the oil with butter and add some milk for extra tenderness. While you let the dough rest, prepare a spice paste with gram flour, ginger, garlic, chilli, cumin powder and many other spices. You can customize the spices as per your taste.
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Now cut a ball from the dough and roll it, spread the paste on top and fry till it turns golden. Some people make lachha paratha with flour and put stuffing in the middle. Click Here for recipe.
Katlama is usually served with tomato sauce or pickle. We tasted it with Garlic Pickle and totally liked the combination. Click here if you want to try it Here For Garlic Pickle Recipe.
Prepare Peshawari Kalama this weekend and serve something unique and delicious to your family and friends. Happy weekend everyone!
About Somdutt SahaExplorer – as Somdutt likes to call himself. She yearns to know the unknown, be it food, people or places. A simple aglio olio pasta or dal-rice and a good movie can make his day.