chur chur paratha
chur-chur paratha is a crispy, flacky and yummy paratha which is best goes with indian curries.
Yield: 4 paratha
Calories:
Equipment
- It is very simple to make paratha as only four thing required to make it..
- Mixing Bowl - To prepare dough, you can use any deep pan or bowl for this.
- Rolling pin & Rolling Board (chakla-Belan)- To roll the paratha, rolling pin is very important to make roti or parathas or any flatbread. For Rolling board you can use any flat and clean surface like marble piece or wooden board.
- Griddle ( Tawa)- To cook the paratha, I generally use Non stick Griddle to make parathas as i want to use less oil, Though, you can use any available griddle.
- Spatula and Tongs - To handle hot parathas.
Materials
- 1 cup Whole Wheat flour
- 1 cup All purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ajwain
- 3 Tbsp oil/ghee
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 pinch baking powder
- water as required
For Garnishing
- 2 Tbsp Ghee
- ¼ tsp chilli powder
- ¼ tsp chaat masala
- coriander to sprinkle
Instructions
- The only tricky part to make this flaky crunchy paratha is pleating. Though, it is not very difficult with practice you will achieve the desire result.
To Make Dough
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl, take maida and wheat flour.additionally, add salt, sugar, baking soda and oil. Mix well.
- Texture should look like breadcrumbs, crumble well with your hands,now add milk and start to knead
- add water as required and knead to smooth and soft dough.
- Cover with moist cloth or a cling film and rest for 30 minutes
To Make Paratha:
- Firstly, pinch a large sized ball dough, dust with some wheat flour.
- Roll it into a thin circle as of chapati. roll as thin as possible.
- Grease the chapati with oil and sprinkle wheat flour over it
- Now start creating pleats by folding with the help of fingers
- stretch the pleated dough as much as possible
- Begin to roll the pleated dough like a roll.
- secure the end by pressing gently.
- take the rolled ball and dust with some wheat flour and start rolling to a thin circle.
- Take Griddle/tawa and place the rolled paratha
- after a minute flip off and cook the other side, once the golden brown spots start appearing on both sides grease with oil.
- Flip and roast both sides.
- Mix 2 tbsp of ghee with chilli and chat masala and spread over the paratha,Then crush the paratha to form layers.
- finally, serve immediately with paneer dish or any curry of your choice.
