Mughlai paratha

Mughlai paratha is a popular Bengali street food that originated in Dhaka (in present-day Bangladesh) during the time of Mughal Bengal. The dish is believed to be prepared for the royal court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir.[1][2][3] It can be a soft fried bread enhanced by a stuffing of keema (minced meat), egg, onions and pepper;[4] or a paratha stuffed with the same or similar ingredients.[5]

Mughlai paratha
Mughlai Paratha made in Karnataka, India
TypeParatha
Place of originBangladesh
Region or stateOld Dhaka
Associated national cuisineBangladesh
Main ingredientsParatha, keema (minced meat), egg, ghee, onions and pepper

History

Mughlai paratha was one of those mughlai recipes that entered in Old Dhaka during the Mughal Empire,which was a food hub of then Mughal empire. Mughal rule mostly influenced the cuisine of Dhaka than rural Bangladesh.[2] The dish traveled to Kolkata in West Bengal from Dhaka at the time of partition of India in 1947 and became a popular street snack there.[6]

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.[7]

Sometimes chicken or mutton keema is also used in some variants. It can also be served without meat for stuffing.

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See also

References
  1. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/from-crispy-parathas-to-flavourful-qormas-debunking-the-many-myths-of-mughlai-cuisine/articleshow/69999426.cms
  2. Food Consumption in Global Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 172. ISBN 9781137326416.
  3. "Try Kolkata street food this Durga Puja".
  4. "Cash and Curry". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC.: 73 30 July 1973.
  5. Street Food Around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. 9 September 2013. p. 180. ISBN 9781598849554.
  6. https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/mughlai-paratha-we-bet-you-cant-resist-this-meat-filled-deep-fried-egg-paratha-from-bengal-1727173
  7. "Mughlai Paratha".


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