Kerala Parotta
- 3 cups Bread Flour ( or All purpose flour/maida)
- 2 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
Add all the ingredients together.

Mix well and then add lukewarm water, until the dough starts coming together.

Take some mix of ghee(or butter) and oil in a bowl.Coat your hands with the mixture and then knead the dough well for 5-6 min until the dough gets smooth.

Let it rest for 10min. Divide the dough into small balls and start rolling each ball.

Roll it as thin as possible. It should get almost transparent.

Spread some melted butter/ghee on the surface of the dough and then start pleating.

Once you have pleated it all the way through, it forms into a small rope. Pick up the rope at the ends and give it a little twist in the air – like a skipping rope.

Place it back on the counter and start spiraling it starting from one end till the other end.

Once spiraled, give it a little press.

Now with a rolling pin, slightly roll it into a circle. Don’t press too hard and don’t roll it too thin.

Place it in a skillet and roast it with some ghee/oil.

Once done turn it around and serve hot with a gravy side dish. Vegetable Korma/Kurma goes very well with this.

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Can I use wheat flour instead of maida to make parotta? I don’t prefer using maida personally. thanks
Oh yes, that would make it Lachcha paratha – the North Indian version –DK
Wow, a perfect demo. Have been wondering all these years how these tasty barotta is made. Used to feast on it while studying in Pondicherry!
if u don’t mind can I add another tip… arrange d parottas and press twice or thrice on d sides. D layers wil get separated.
Yummy..wonderful parotta….it’s nice..
try applying a little more oil before you start pleating your parota
Has any One made this using bread flour because mine hasnt worked out.The inside layers are not cooked even when I made the parotta very thin towards the rolling bit and when I make it too thin the parotta goes too hard and inside bit is still not cooked.
Despite several trials,I’v never been able to get THAT perfect layered parotta.I follow the same method,but always end up getting a-distant-cousin-of-parotta thingy..:-(
Appa makes perfect parotas! lovely layers!
These look very delicious and perfect..loved the step by step pictorial…
love the way they have come out looks perfect.
Perfect Parotas Dhivya..Yesterday only I made this for my Daughter’s Bday..
HI Raaji
The only reason that I can think of why it came out without the layers would be the way you spiral the dough. Just make sure you dont spiral the dough one on top of the other. It should be in parallel almost. Like one spiral, the next one should almost begin at the end of the first spiral etc….Try doing it that way and it would work…
Hope this one helps Raaji “
Beautiful blog DK. I’m enjoying all ur marathon creations, many must-trys here. Glad I browsed thru.
amazing – you made parottas!
i’m eternally in awe!
You have explained it very neately DK, tempting too.
Oh god the people in the video looks like some magicians working out with paratha…..i tried it divya but as i started rolling it out it came as a normal one…i couldnt see layers..do you know why???
Thats my most favorite roti!!!..now I am really curious to know what you are going to make twm..mugalai roti!
Lovely .I too follow the same method as you.But it is difficult.Yours look lovely
Wow laccha paratha looks yum, crisp and soft. Thank you for sharing.
jiyo mere lal
, tum to cha gayi blogs mein. fundu lachha paratha.
DK very well shown wth the pic also . they look so expert in that..my all time fav
Nice Presentation. My hubby’s favourite. I make them very often.
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Laccha paratha looks scrumptious..great work Dk..i have something on my blog for u..pls check it out: http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/11/awards-time.html