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Lachha Paratha

Lachha paratha















Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup for applying
1 1/2 cups water
Salt
Melted Desi ghee

Preparations :

In a large bowl add  flour, ghee and salt mix it well it should be scrambled in texture.
Add water and knead to a smooth dough. Apply ghee on dough for avoid dryness.
Cover in a wet muslin cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes need the dough again with light hand and divide the dough into 6 equal parts as small balls.
Take a ball roll on dry flour and roll into a 8" thin disc. Take spoon full ghee and spread evenly, sprinkle some wheat flour.
Make pleats to the dough like paper fan.
Roll the pleated dough into a circle and the end push under of round dough roll into thin disc again.

Heat a iron skillet and place the parottas on the skillet. Cook a minute on each side. Then apply a teaspoon of ghee for each parotta and cook for a couple of more minutes on low flame.

These parota needs to cook on a low flame so the inner part of the parotta also gets cooked evenly. When the parotta is golden, remove from heat.

It's ready to serve.
Laccha paratha 2

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