Lacha Paratha

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add flour to a bowl.
  2. 2Add a bit of ghee to the flour.
  3. 3Mix the flour and ghee.
  4. 4Slowly add warm water bit by bit and mix until it turns into a dough.
  5. 5If the dough is too hard, add more water. If it's too soft, add more flour.
  6. 6Let the dough rest for a bit. It can be a power nap or a long nap, but the nap is important.
  7. 7Take out a small ball of dough and flatten it using your hands and a rolling pin.
  8. 8Add more ghee on top of the flattened dough.
  9. 9Use a knife to cut the dough like this, then roll it around to make a small flower shape.
  10. 10Squash the flower and use a rolling pin to flatten it out into a nice round shape.
  11. 11Add ghee to a pan.
  12. 12Add your roti (paratha) to the pan.
  13. 13Cook the paratha from both sides, while it is cooking, brush or spoon ghee onto it.
  14. 14Keep adding ghee as it cooks.

Ingredients

  • Flour
  • Ghee
  • Warm water

Equipment

Mixing bowlRolling pinKnifePanBrush or spoon

Tips

  • For a very good paratha, make ghee your best friend, especially if you're lonely.
  • Don't worry if the paratha isn't perfectly round, aunties aren't judging you.
  • It shouldn't be too thick and it shouldn't be too thin.