Spinach & Ricotta
Paratha Calzone
– An Indo-Italian Fusion Delight

Name: Spinach & Ricotta ~Paratha Calzone~ – An Indo-Italian Fusion Delight
Total time: 175 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Italian Fusion
Ingredients: For the paratha dough:; 2 cups Aashirvaad High Fibre Atta with Multigrains; ½ cup All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Yoghurt; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; ¾ to 1 cup Warm water (as needed); 4 tbsp Ghee or oil for layering; For the spinach & ricotta filling:; 3 cups Fresh spinach (chopped); 1½ cups Ricotta cheese; 1 cup Mozzarella cheese (shredded); ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated); 3 Garlic cloves (minced); 1 Egg; 1 tsp Dried oregano; 1 tsp Dried basil; ¼ tsp Red pepper flakes; to taste Salt and black pepper; a pinch Nutmeg (optional); For cooking:; 3-4 tbsp Ghee or oil for pan-frying; 1 egg beaten Egg wash

175 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Veg + Egg

Diet

This spinach & ricotta paratha calzone combines the flaky, layered texture of Indian paratha with the Italian speciality of a generous cheese-and-spinach filling. You get a pan-fried dish instead of a traditional bake that is super comforting to bite into.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

For the paratha dough:

2 cupsAashirvaad High Fibre Atta with Multigrains

½ cupAll-purpose flour

1 tspSalt

2 tbspYoghurt

2 tbspVegetable oil

¾ to 1 cupWarm water (as needed)

4 tbspGhee or oil for layering

For the spinach & ricotta filling:

3 cupsFresh spinach (chopped)

1½ cupsRicotta cheese

1 cupMozzarella cheese (shredded)

½ cupParmesan cheese (grated)

3Garlic cloves (minced)

1Egg

1 tspDried oregano

1 tspDried basil

¼ tspRed pepper flakes

to tasteSalt and black pepper

a pinchNutmeg (optional)

For cooking:

3-4 tbspGhee or oil for pan-frying

1 egg beatenEgg wash

Paratha Calzone

Spinach & Ricotta Paratha Calzone – An Indo-Italian Fusion Delight

Ingredients

Spinach & Ricotta
Paratha Calzone
– An Indo-Italian Fusion Delight