Mughlai paratha


Mughlai paratha is a popular Bengali street food that originated in Dhaka during the time of Mughal Bengal. The dish is believed to be prepared for the royal court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. It can be a soft fried bread enhanced by a stuffing of keema, egg, onions and pepper; or a paratha stuffed with the same or similar ingredients.

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. 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.

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