Lacha Paratha Buns

50m
Serves 6
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Directions

  1. 1Whisk together warm water, milk, sugar, salt, baking soda, and egg.
  2. 2Add all-purpose flour to the mixture.
  3. 3Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until it's smooth and springy.
  4. 4Add melted ghee to the dough, cover, and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  5. 5Cut the dough into 6-8 equal parts and form them into tight dough balls.
  6. 6Add some ghee to a baking dish, place the dough balls in it, cover, and let them rest for 10 minutes.
  7. 7Roll and stretch each dough ball until it is super thinly rolled, almost see-through.
  8. 8Add some more ghee and a little bit of flour to the stretched dough.
  9. 9Fold and roll the dough layer after layer until you build beautiful spirals.
  10. 10Cover the dough spirals and let them rest for another 10 minutes.
  11. 11Gently press down each dough ball to spread it slightly.
  12. 12Cook the paratha covered on medium-low heat until all the layers are cooked through.
  13. 13Smack the cooked paratha to separate the layers.
  14. 14Build your paratha burger and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 4 tablespoons melted ghee, butter or oil

Equipment

mixing bowlwhiskstand mixerrolling pinbaking dishplastic wrapfrying panlidspatula

Tips

  • When rolling the dough, make sure it's super thinly rolled, almost see-through. Don't worry if it breaks or tears, just mend it back together.
  • Smack the cooked paratha to separate the layers.