Lachha Paratha

Ingredients


  1. Flour 2 cups (1/2 cup for dusting)
  2. Sugar 1 tsp
  3. Salt 1 tsp
  4. Egg 1
  5. Water 1 cup
  6. Ghee 1 cup melted

Recipe


  1. Sieve flour in a large bowl.
  2. Pour 2 tbs of ghee in the middle of flour, add sugar, salt and mix with your fingers.
  3. Pour water in the middle and rub in your palms, add more water and knead to make medium dough, cover and keep for 1/2 hour.
  4. After resting remove the cloth, and make equal 6 portion.
  5. Dip the dough ball in the dry flour and roll out to a large roti, then apply some ghee and dust little flour on top.
  6. Fold the roti like a fan till you reach the end, now hold from the two opposite ends and tap the dough on the counter to stretch the roti.
  7. Gently start rolling the roti like a snail, press the end gently in the middle, cover and keep in the fridge for 20 minutes.
  8. Now after 20 minutes take one ball at a time and roll dust the working surface.
  9. Warm the pan on medium flame add 1 tbs ghee and place the paratha cook for 1-2 minutes and flip, add another 1 tbs Ghee and cook till golden brown (use additional ghee if required) cook for further 2-3 minutes.
  10. Serve hot.