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How to make basic Paratha Dough recipe by Foodomania

How to make basic Paratha Dough

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Using this basic paratha dough, you can make countless versions of the crispy, soft and flaky Indian flatbread.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course How-To
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 medium-sized parathas

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Whole-Wheat Flour (Indian Atta)
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp crushed Carom seeds (optional) 1
  • 1/3 cup Warm Water
  • 1 Tbsp Ghee or Oil

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the flour, salt and crushed carom seeds.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of oil or ghee and the water and mix together. Once the mixture comes together, knead by hand (or an electric mixer) until you have a really soft dough.
  • Place the dough in a bowl, add the remaining oil or ghee and brush the entire dough. Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes to 2 hours.
  • Then divide into portions, roll into neat balls and make basic paratha or stuffed parathas.

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Notes

  • The Paratha dough should be softer than a poori or roti dough since it'll be easy to stuff the dough with any kind of fillings and then roll it out.
  • If the dough is sticky, you can always use oil or flour to avoid the paratha from sticking to the work surface.
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