Lachha Paratha Recipe Quick & Easy
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 6 paratha
Ingredients
  • Maida, all-purpose flour: 2 cups + ¼ cup for dusting
  • Salt: 1 tsp
  • Oil: 1 tbsp + 1 tsp per paratha for frying
  • Water: 1 cup
Instructions
  1. Sieve flour in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Pour 1 tbsp of oil in the middle of flour and mix with your fingers. It will look like breadcrumbs.
  3. Pour water little by little in the middle and rub in your palms.
  4. Add more water and knead to make pliable dough.
  5. Add few drops of oil on dough and apply all over the surface. Oil will lock moisture in dough from air drying.
  6. Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 10 mins.
  7. By this time dough will turn soft & texture will be smoother.
  8. Take out 6 equal portions out of the dough.
  9. Grease the rolling board & pin with few drops of oil.
  10. Take one dough ball at a time and roll out to a large roti or flat layer.
  11. Now brush with oil & dust with flour, spread evenly.
  12. Here starts the tricky part. Fold the roti just like a fan till you reach the end.
  13. It will look like a layered rope. Now gently hold two opposite ends of the rope.
  14. Now tap the dough-rope on the kitchen counter or rolling board. The dough will be stretched bit by bit automatically.
  15. When the rope is long enough to handle place the rope on the kitchen counter or rolling board. Gently start rolling the rope just like a snail and at the end. Roll until you reach the opposite end. Press the end gently in the middle. You may grease the top with drops of oil to protect flour dough from air drying.
  16. Do the same with rest of the dough. Place the Swiss roll shaped dough balls in a separate pan. Don’t overlap the dough balls.
  17. Now take one ball at a time and roll them out on rolling board with a rolling pin.
  18. Follow the same with rest of the dough.
  19. Heat a heavy duty tawa/tava on high flame; add the paratha and dry roast on medium heat for 1 min.
  20. Once bubbles start forming on surface flip the paratha & cook for 10-15 secs.
  21. Pour 1 tsp of oil around the edge of lachha paratha and allow it to cook for 1 min on medium flame.
  22. Flip paratha again and cook the other side too. Sprinkle oil if necessary.
  23. As the paratha has layers it will take longer time to cook than usual roti or paratha. So keep the temperature medium only.
  24. Once both sides of Lachha Paratha are nicely browned & crispy remove paratha from tava & serve immediately.
  25. Repeat the same with rest of the paratha. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Scratching Canvas at http://www.scratchingcanvas.com/lachha-paratha-easy-eggless-recipe/