Parotta Recipe- Indian Flatbread – A Pinch of Journey

Parotta bread is a flaky flatbread that’s layered and cooked on a griddle or tawa. Like another Indian flatbreads, this recipe for parotta is unleavened and served alongside different savory dishes. This crispy Indian bread recipe is tremendous tasty and has the right flaky texture!

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I like Indian meals, and so do my youngsters! It is spicy, stuffed with taste, and nothing compliments it higher than an excellent buttery flaky flatbread!

This specific parotta recipe pairs nicely with this superb Indian Butter Chicken Recipe. In case you are in search of another flatbread recipes, you may also take a look at my recipe for Herby Za’atar Bread and Homemade Pita bread!

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Origins

From naan to roti to this recipe, there are SOOOO many various kinds of flatbreads to select from in Indian cooking. This recipe goes by many names in India: Kerala Paratha, Malabar Paratha, Roti Canai (in different elements of Southeast Asia), Laccha Paratha and so forth.

Actually, variations of this tender layered parotta bread might be discovered throughout India. It is not simply thought of a South Indian recipe, however it belongs to all of India.

There are some recipes for stuffed paratha which might be stuffed with cabbage or different greens and cooked. However on this specific publish, we might be making plain parotta bread that isn’t filled with something.

So what does it style like?

Parotta bread is a buttery flatbread that’s crispy and barely crunchy and is likened to an Indian model of a croissant. It dips rather well in savory sauces and can be good for scooping up meat and different veggies dishes.

If in case you have ever been to Flat Top Grill, that is what I’d take into account to be a copycat recipe for roti bread from Flat Prime Grill, although it might even have extra layers.

🥘 Elements

Selfmade parotta recipe substances are quite simple and simple:

• all-purpose flour (or maida flour)
• butter or ghee
• water
• salt

Only for the file, I wish to state that this can be a parotta recipe with out egg. Some recipes name for eggs, this one doesn’t.

The important thing to creating the perfect parotta recipe is all within the rolling and layering of the dough!

🔪 Directions

The substances for Kerala parotta bread are really easy and easy, however the flakiness comes by the strategy of rolling the bread and making the layers.

First, start by heating up the water till it’s steamy. You don’t need it boiling, however you do need it sizzling. Sizzling water will give the flatbread dough a really elastic consistency, which is what we’d like on this recipe.

Measure the flour, salt and 1 tablespoon of softened butter into the blending bowl of a KitchenAid mixer. You can too knead it by hand, however I like utilizing a KitchenAid stand mixer with the dough hook attachment in order that the machine does the entire work!

Add the recent water to the bowl and activate the mixer and permit it to knead for a number of minutes. The dough ought to draw back from the perimeters of the blending bowl and it needs to be very elastic and stretchy. It needs to be a really tender dough.

Now, it’s essential cowl it with plastic and let it sit for about half-hour. It does not should be lengthy. I’ve learn different recipes that say it wants to take a seat for hours, however that isn’t the case, particularly since this recipe doesn’t name for any yeast.

After it rests, take the parotta dough and pinch off a few of it, rolling it right into a ball in regards to the dimension of a golf ball. Ensure you cowl the unused dough with the plastic when you work on the dough balls.

You have to a good quantity of softened butter or ghee for this subsequent step.

I at all times use my arms as a result of it appears simpler, however it’s vital to ensure the dough will get VERY skinny! You need to use a rolling pin if that is simpler. Utilizing your arms and a few butter/ghee or oil, flatten the dough ball with the palm of your hand, urgent the dough outward. You may elevate and stretch the dough additionally.

Utilizing oil or butter will improve your capacity to get the dough to stretch to be very skinny. You need it to be in an oblong type and almost see by way of. It is okay if it has some holes! you possibly can see mine does.

As soon as it is tremendous skinny, fold one inch of the dough lengthwise up onto itself making a small layer. Repeat that step on the opposite size of the dough. Maintain folding one inch at a time till it meets collectively within the center.

You must have one lengthy size of layered dough. Now roll it as much as seem like a flower. This rolling and folding step is vital, as a result of that’s what makes the parotta bread flaky and crisp!

Ensure you cowl the ready dough with plastic so it does not dry out. End rolling and layering the entire dough.

⏲️ Cooking time

Warmth a tawa, or cast iron skillet over medium warmth. Add a teaspoon or so of butter and unfold it across the pan. With a rolling pin, roll the ready dough flat. It is okay that the layers are getting flattened. They are going to be excellent!

As soon as the pan is sizzling and the butter is scorching, add 1 or 2 rolled flatbreads into the pan. It ought to sear and start to bubble barely. Let it prepare dinner within the pan for about 1 minute and it begins to show golden brown.

Brush the raw aspect of the flatbread dough with melted butter or ghee and flip it over. Enable it to prepare dinner for an additional minute till it will get brown spots on the underside of the parottas.

Take away from the pan and repeat with the remainder of the paratha dough.

Serve instantly whereas nonetheless sizzling for finest outcomes.

🎥 Video

Try this learn how to make parotta video:

🥗 Serving ideas

You’ll take pleasure in parotta bread probably the most in the event you serve it heat and pair it with one thing saucy and spicy like with this recipe for Indian Butter Chicken (my youngsters favourite). This may additionally go rather well with this chicken shawarma bowl or additionally with Mujadarra.

Storage

This recipe is finest served instantly. Should you do have any leftover, you possibly can put it within the plastic bag and it might sit at room temperature for as much as 2 days. Reheat both within the pan or I discovered it finest to reheat it in an air fryer.

Can I freeze paratha bread?

Paratha bread might be frozen after you’ve got totally cooked it. Make certain it’s cooled down utterly, wrap in plastic wrap and retailer in an hermetic container within the freezer for as much as 2 months. Reheat in a pan with butter, or in an air fryer.

💭 Prime tip

The thinner you get the dough the higher! Even in the event you puncture a couple of holes in it (which I do fairly a bit), it will not matter since your bread dough is layered. It is higher in the event you err on the aspect of skinny dough, moderately than it being too thick.

Skinny dough is the important thing to learn how to make paratha tender and flaky!

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🍽 Gear

In the case of learn how to make parotta at house, actually the one gear you want is a tawa (which is mainly a flat pan). You may simply use a clean forged iron pan or a comal as a substitute! I additionally use a KitchenAid to do the kneading for me.

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