By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
October 20th, 2023
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It is basically, a multi layered indian flat bread prepared with wheat and plain flour. It's often served with paneer or dal, sometimes pickle. Here's the recipe for Laccha Paratha.
For Lachha Paratha dough: 1 cup wheat flour / atta 1 cup maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour ¾ tsp salt 1 tsp sugar Pinch of baking soda, optional 2 tbsp oil ½ cup milk, warm Water as required, to knead For Lachha Paratha: ¼ cup wheat four / atta Oil as required
Mix maida and wheat flour with salt, sugar, baking soda and a tsp of oil. Crumble well with your hands, add milk and start to knead. Add water as required and knead to smooth and soft dough. Cover with moist cloth and rest for 30 minutes.
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Pinch a large sized ball dough, roll and flatten it. Also dust with some wheat flour. Roll it into a thin circle as of chapathi and grease it with oil and sprinkle wheat flour over it.
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Start creating pleats by folding with the help of fingers. Stretch the pleated dough as much as possible. Begin to roll the pleated dough like a swiss roll and secure the end by pressing gently.
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Take the rolled ball and dust with some wheat flour and start rolling to a thin circle. Cook it on a tawa by flipping sides. Then crush the paratha to form layers. Serve it immediately with curry of your choice.
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