Thursday, November 18, 2010

Lachcha Paratha

3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
Salt to taste
2 tsp Ghee / Clarified butter
2 -3 tsp Ghee + 3 tsp wheat flour
2 -3 tbsp flour for dusting
Water as required making the dough
2 -3 Oil

Take the flour in a bowl along with salt and ghee. Mix well. Slowly add the water and knead to soft pliable dough. Cover with a wet muslin cloth and let it rest for 20 - 30 mins.
Make a mix of the ghee and flour together separately. Divide into equal balls. Flatten the ball over the flour, and using a rolling pin, roll out the balls into thin circles. Spread a little of the ghee and atta mix over the top and roll inwards tightly as a rope. The way you do it, you will end up with a tight rope, circled with the mix inside all covered.
Over the top of the rope, dip your fingers in the ghee atta mix and spread over the rope. Circle as a spiral with ends nicely closed. Dust the flour over this and gently roll it again. Meanwhile heat a tawa and once it's hot, fry the rolled out paratha. When one side is cooked and rises up, spread a little of the ghee atta mix on the top and sprinkle oil around the parathas. Flip over the other side and cook in the same way. Ensure it doesn't get burnt. Once it's cooked on both sides, remove to a plate and clap at it while it's hot. This way you will loosen the layers.

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