Often, after eating food in homes, some pulses are left over, which most of the people consider useless and throw them away. But do you know that the same leftover dal can be converted into delicious and healthy parathas within minutes? This recipe is not only a great example of zero waste cooking but is also liked by everyone from children to adults. It doesn’t take much time to make it either. Also, its taste is so amazing that if you make this paratha once, you will forget eating potato parathas. So let us know the easy recipe of making tasty parathas from leftover lentils.

Ingredients for making parathas from lentils:

Stale leftover lentils, wheat flour 1 cup, cumin ½ teaspoon, carom seeds ½ teaspoon, red chili powder ½ teaspoon, coriander powder ½ teaspoon, salt as per taste (about ½ teaspoon), ghee for baking.

How to make parathas from leftover dal?

• Step 1: First of all, take a big plate or plate and add 1 cup wheat flour in it.


• Step 2: Now add cumin, carom seeds, red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt and mix the dry ingredients well.


• Step 3: After this, slowly add the remaining dal and start kneading the dough from it. If needed, you can add a little water, but not much.


• Step 4: Knead soft and smooth dough and keep it covered for 5–10 minutes, so that the spices get set properly.


• Step 5: Now make balls of dough and gently roll them into round parathas. Add some oil or ghee on a hot pan and cook the paratha until it becomes golden and crisp from both the sides.


• Step 6: Serve these dal parathas hot with curd, green chutney, pickle or butter. These parathas are perfect for breakfast, lunch or tiffin for every occasion and provide health along with taste.