Flaky Wholemeal Bread Recipe

Flaky Wholemeal Bread Recipe

(Paratha)

Ingredients :

1 1/2 cups

1 1/2 cups

1 1/2 cups

6-8 tablespoons

1 cup

Fine wholemeal flour

Plain white flour or roti flour

Salt

Ghee

Water

Extra ghee for cooking

Method :
  • Sieve wholemeal flour, white flour and salt into a mixing bowl and rub in 1 tablespoon of the ghee.

  • Add water, mix and knead dough as for chapatis.

  • Cover dough with clear plastic and set aside for 1 hour.

  • Divide dough into 12-14 equal portions and roll each into a smooth ball.

  • Melt ghee over a low heat and cool slightly.

  • Roll each ball of dough on a lightly floured board into a very thin circular shape.

  • Pour 2 teaspoons of the melted ghee into the center of each and spread lightly with the hand.

  • With a knife, make a cut from the center of each circle to the outer edge.

  • Starting at the cut edge, roll the dough closely into a cone shape.

  • Pick it up, press the apex of the cone and the base towards each other and flatten slightly.

  • You will now have a small, roughly circular lump of dough again.

  • Lightly flour the board again and roll out the dough very gently, taking care not to press too hard and let the air out at the edges.

  • The parathas should be as round as possible, but not as thinly rolled as the first time.

  • Cook on a hot griddle liberally greased with extra ghee, turning parathas and spreading with more ghee, until they are golden brown.

  • Serve hot with grilled kebabs, sambal and podina chatni.

Note : Probably the favorite variety of Indian bread, parathas are rich, flaky and deliciously flavored with ghee. Kebabs and parathas is a combination which is quite famous. The wholemeal and plain or roti flour can be replaced by 3 cups plain white flour.

 

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