Recipe- Easy Way To Make Lachha Parattha

Lachha paratha is a multi-layered Indian flatbread prepared with whole wheat flour, salt and ghee or oil. The recipe is available with stepwise pictures and a video.

Like so many other parathas, laccha paratha is also a popular paratta variety in North India. Since there are no complicated ingredients it is simple to prepare and easy to pack. Paratha means multiple layered flatbreads, shallow cooked with ghee or oil and this is the only difference between wheat flour chapati and this lacha paratha. The process of making layers is not a difficult one when you follow certain methods and tips.

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp sugar
Water to knead approx. 1 cup
¼ cup oil to knead & roast

Method

* Take two cups of whole wheat flour in a mixing bowl.

* Add salt and sugar.

* Pour water gradually from a cup and start mixing.

* Knead the dough well and add some oil.

* Mix well, knead the dough for ten minutes and make a firm soft dough.

* Scoop the dough small tennis ball size portions.

* Keep the laccha paratha dough balls covered with a wet cotton cloth for 15 to 20 minutes aside.

* After the resting time, dust the working space with flour and roll the dough.

* Roll the dough as thin as possible and apply ghee or oil and spread fully.

* Make small pleats using your fingers by holding the corners of one side of the pressed dough.

* Do folding and gathering.

* Now rotate the gathered pleats and make the spiral forms.

* You can make all these ahead of time until this step and keep tightly covered inside the fridge overnight to make during busy mornings.

* Apply oil or ghee in the workspace and gently press/roll the dough.

* Press into a thick six-inch sized paratha.