Description
Delicious homemade paratha served hot with curry.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/4 cup Milk (warm)
- Ghee for frying
Instructions
- Mix flour, sugar, salt, egg, and 1 tbsp oil in a bowl.
- Add milk and mix well.
- Make a soft dough using water.
- Knead the dough for 5-6 minutes until it becomes soft.
- Cover and keep the dough aside for 20 minutes.
- Knead it again for 3-4 minutes.
- Cover and keep aside for another 20 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 8-10 pieces.
- Make small balls from each piece.
- Roll the ball to make a 6-7 inch circle.
- Apply oil generously over the rolled dough.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the circle into thin stripes.
- Gather the stripes together and roll to make a spiral.
- Dust and roll the paratha to make a 7-8 inch disc.
- Heat a griddle.
- Transfer the paratha on the hot griddle.
- Cook till brown spots appear on the lower side.
- Flip the paratha.
- Apply ghee on both the sides and cook till brown spots darken.
- Apply little pressure while cooking using back of a ladle.
- Remove the paratha from the griddle.
- Press from both the sides to open the layers.
- Serve hot with any curry based dish.
Notes
- This paratha is best served hot and can be paired with different curry dishes.
- Adjust the amount of ghee used based on personal preference.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 paratha
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg