Thursday, October 30, 2008

Paratha Recipe

Parathas recipe Ingredients:
For Paratha Dough (atta):

Wheat Flour 2 Cups
salt 1/2 tsp
oil
Ghee/butter/Margarine 1/2 cup
water


Method:
If using Butter bring it room temparature.

Mix flour salt & required water to make a dough consistency.
Rub oil over & knead it soft .Let it rest for an hour.
With a help of a rolling pin take a lemon sized dough .
Roll it to a a small round & apply some butter /ghee to it.
Fold into two again fold the same. Start rolling to form a triangle.

Heat a flat pan ,when it gets hot add the paratha and let it cook for a minute.
When it starts to get small bubbles turn around & add a small teasp of oil
around the paratha. When the brown spots appear take it out & keep it in an in a covered box & serve.

Indian Food

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