Plain Paratha Recipe

Paratha or Paranthas are a category of Indian Breads that are very popular. It is made in every house. Every home as its own way or method of making parathas.

I usually make parathas when I make a rich gravied dish like butter paneer, chole, malai kofta. There are also stuffed parathas like aloo paratha, gobi paratha, mooli paratha and paneer paratha which i make often.

I use this technique of making plain parathas very often. I call it the folding technique for making parathas. I make parathas as mentioned in this post or the lachedar parathas. The Lachedar Paratha recipe is on the following link: Lachedar Paratha

For the Plain Paratha you will need:

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp oil or ghee
• salt and water as required

How to make the Plain Paratha:

Combine all the dry ingredients for the dough. Add water, ghee and form a smooth dough. Add more water or ghee if required. Cover the dough and keep aside. The dough should be pliable and soft…… not hard.

a: Roll the paratha into a disc of 3-4 inch diameter.

b: Apply ghee on this disc.

c: Fold the paratha as shown in the pic below.

b: Now again Apply ghee on this fold.

c: Again fold it.

d: Now sprinkle some wheat flour and roll the double folded dough into a triangular or square shaped parathas or circular shaped parathas (the last one requires a little bit of practice ). You could apply ghee and fold once more into a triangle if you wish too.

e: Fry the Parathas  on griddle or tava with ghee. Serve the parathas hot with dal mahani, mango pickle or any indian vegetable curry.

Plain Paratha recipe details are below:

Paratha Recipe: How to make Plain Paratha Recipe

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

Author: dassana

Recipe type: breakfast

Cuisine: indian

Serves: 10-12 parathas

Ingredients

• 2 cups wheat flour
• 2 tsp oil or ghee
• salt and water as required

Instructions

1. Combine all the dry ingredients for the dough. Add water, ghee and form a smooth dough. Add more water or ghee if required. Cover the dough and keep aside. The dough should be pliable and soft…… not hard.
2. Roll the paratha into a disc of 3-4 inch diameter.
3. Apply ghee on this disc.
4. Fold the paratha as shown in the pic below.
5. Now again Apply ghee on this fold.
6. Again fold it.
7. Now sprinkle some wheat flour and roll the double folded dough into a triangular or square shaped parathas or circular shaped parathas (the last one requires a little bit of practice). You could apply ghee and fold once more into a triangle if you wish too.
8. Fry the Parathas on griddle or tava with ghee. Serve the parathas hot with dal or any indian vegetable curry.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 3-4

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