Whole Wheat Paratha
Perfect to enjoy with curry and dal!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Wheat flour
- 1/8 tsp Salt or as required
- 2 tsp Oil
- Oil/Ghee for frying paratha
- 3/4 cup Water add more water around 2 tbsp if needed
Instructions
- In a bowl, add wheat flour, salt, and oil. Add water as needed little by little to form a smooth dough.
- Once the dough is formed, spread a few drops of oil, cover the bowl and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Knead the dough for 2 minutes, divide the dough, and make 8 equal balls.
- Meanwhile, preheat a griddle on medium high heat. Make sure you are not heating it too much or too little.
- Take one ball, dust some flour, and roll it into a round shape around 4-5 inches.
- Spread some oil over it with your fingers and fold it into a half circle. Now, the oily side will be inside the dough.
- Now spread some oil over the half circle and fold it again to form a triangular shape.
- Dust some flour on both sides of a triangle. Keep rolling the triangle without losing its shape into a big triangle.
- Once the griddle is hot, transfer the paratha onto it. Spread some oil over it and let it cook till you see small bubbles on the top.
- Next, flip it to the other side(the side with the oil) and let it cook till you see light brown spots. Spread some more oil on the top.
- Flip the paratha again and cook the half cooked side by pressing it gently while cooking. Once you see brown spots, remove it from the griddle and serve it hot.
- Repeat the steps with the rest dough balls.
Notes
- The dough should be soft but not too loose or you will need to add more flour while rolling it. That will make your parathas hard.
- You can use ghee while frying or inside the layers as well when making triangular shape.
- You can totally skip adding ghee/oil while frying a paratha.
- You can line a cheesecloth or a paper towel in an airtight container. Stack up parathas one over another.
- Condensation will form underneath each stacked paratha. The cheesecloth or paper towel will absorb the water preventing the parathas from getting soggy.