Plain-paratha - 1 Avakkai pickle - 2 Plain-paratha - 3

Method:

  • In a wide bowl add the whole wheat flour and salt. Add water little by little and knead it into a pliable soft dough.
  • Cover and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
  • Divide the dough into equal parts. Make the portions big and not small as we do for rotis.
dough - 4 dough - 5
  • Dust the rolling board and and roll the roti into a thick and small disc.
  • Apply ghee or oil on the disc.
paratha - 6 apply-ghee - 7
  • Close the edges and make it into a whole mass. Dust with some flour.
fold - 8 ready to roll - 9
  • Roll it into a thick paratha. Â Heat a tawa and place the paratha on the tawa.
rolled-paratha - 10 paratha - 11
  • Cook on both sides and when they are cooking add few drops of oil on both sides. Repeat the same process for rest of the parathas.
paratha - 12 paratha on tawa - 13
  • Parathas are ready to serve. Serve this with you favorite sabzi. We  had paratha, sabzi and tea for breakfast and replaced tea with Lassi for Dinner. I can say “wow what a comforting meal “
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  • You can  make the either round parathas or square ones or triangle parathas.