Recipes
Malabar Paratha Recipe
Prep Time | 70 min |
Cook Time | 30 min |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (atta)
- 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1/4 tbsp baking soda
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3/4 tbsp Salt or as required
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Instructions
- seive both the whole wheat flour and all purpose flour with baking soda.
- make a well and add sugar, salt and oil. add hot water.
- first mix with a spoon and then knead the dough till soft, smooth and elastic.
- cover with a moist cloth and keep aside for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- divide into 7-8 balls. dust the working surface with flour. roll each ball as thinly as possible into a large round.
- smear or apply oil on the entire surface of the rolled dough.
- hold the rolled disc from the top on both sides and pleat them till bottom.
- now roll them like a spiral and press the last edge onto the center of the roll.
- make all the spiralled balls this way and cover with wet cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- heat tava or griddle. take each rolled ball and on a dusted working surface, roll each ball into a paratha of 4-5 inches.
- place the paratha on the tava and fry on both sides with oil drizzled on top and the edges till the parathas are crisp and golden.
- serve the kerala parathas with any indian vegetable or lentil curry or dal.