Parotta

Parotta 


Parotta is the most famous street food from Southern India. It is made with Maida( all purpose flour) and a lot of oil :)There are specific Cheffs who master the art of making parotta, its a bliss to see them make parotta fly in air and catch it :)
None can beat a traditional parotta.. 
however this is just an humble effort to make with wheat flour at home :)



Ingredients:
  1. Wheat flour - 1 cup  ( make 1 parotta)
  2. Water - 
  3. Salt - To taste
  4. Oil - 2 tsp per parotta
Recipe:
  • Mix wheat flour and salt
  • Gently add water and knead them together
  • Add half spoon oil and make them non sticky dough
  • Now make a ball from the dough
  • Roll into a circle as big as possible
  • Apply 1 tsp of oil and spread inside the circle spread
  • Start folding like fleets from one edge. More fleets mpre layers in parotta

  • Roll from one corner and keep them aside

  • allow it to rest for 10 mins
  • Now, take one piece and gently start spreading the rolled dough to circle. Very gently like as you touch a baby :)

  • In a pan, toast the parotta each side until it starts to puff up
  • Toast both sides until you see brown spots
  • Once done, squeeze the parotta from corners to get extra fluffiness
  • Try with famous Salna :)





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