Laccha Paratha

Laccha Paratha is a multilayered shallow fried North Indian flat bread made from whole wheat flour. Its South Indian counterpart is Malabar Parotta which is made from all purpose flour(Maida). The technique to make both these paratha is same to make it at home. But it wouldn't require much effort for kneading the dough as in Malabar Parotta.

Ingredients :

• Whole Wheat Flour - 2 cups
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Salt as required
• Oil for applying on the dough and for frying

Method :

• In a bowl take wheat flour, salt, oil and mix well.
• Now add water little by little and knead it into a soft dough. Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 mins.

• Take a medium sized ball of dough.

• Roll it into thin disc.

• Apply oil on the paratha disc.

• From the edge start folding and pleating as shown in the below pic.

• Continue pleating till the other end.

• Roll the pleated dough with oil side up and tuck the end underneath.

• Repeat the process for other dough balls.
• Heat a tawa on medium flame.
• Grease the surface with oil. Take one swirled dough and roll it into paratha.

• Place the paratha on the hot tawa.

• After sometime you can see the bubbles and color change. Flip, spread oil and let it cook.

• Turn it again and apply oil. Cook till both sides are browned and evenly cooked.
• Remove it from the tawa and continue cooking with other parathas.
• Serve it hot with your choice of sabzi like Mixed Vegetable Sabzi, Paneer Do Pyaaz, Kadai Paneer, Dal Fry, Chettinad Pepper Chicken, Egg Kurma.