Parotta & Chicken Curry

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add flour and baking powder to a bowl.
  2. 2Add water and knead into a dough.
  3. 3Knead the dough on a wooden board until smooth.
  4. 4Form the dough into a ball.
  5. 5Brush the dough with oil.
  6. 6Cover the dough with a wet towel and let it rest.
  7. 7Crush garlic, ginger, and chilies into a paste using a mortar and pestle.
  8. 8Slice red onions thinly.
  9. 9Add mustard seeds and sliced onions to a pan.
  10. 10Add salt and stir.
  11. 11Add the garlic-ginger-chili paste, curry leaves, and tomato puree to the pan.
  12. 12Add cumin powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder to the pan and mix well.
  13. 13Add chicken to the pan and mix it with the spices.
  14. 14Pour about a cup and a half of water and let it simmer.
  15. 15Cut the rested dough into six equal parts.
  16. 16Oil each dough portion and roll them into balls.
  17. 17Oil the dough balls again and push them out into large rectangles.
  18. 18Cut the rectangular dough into half-inch strands.
  19. 19Push all the strands together towards the center.
  20. 20Pick up the gathered strands, stretch them, and roll them into a spiral shape.
  21. 21Smush the spiral dough to flatten it.
  22. 22Place the flattened dough onto a hot pan.
  23. 23Brush with ghee on one side.
  24. 24Flip and cook until golden brown.
  25. 25Stack the cooked parottas and smash them to create a flaky texture.
  26. 26Finish the chicken curry with lemon and salt.
  27. 27Plate the chicken curry and garnish with cilantro and a curry leaf.
  28. 28Serve the chicken curry with the parottas.

Ingredients

  • flour
  • baking powder
  • water
  • oil
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • chilies
  • red onion
  • mustard seeds
  • salt
  • curry leaves
  • tomato puree
  • cumin powder
  • chili powder
  • turmeric powder
  • coriander powder
  • chicken
  • 1.5 cups water
  • lemon
  • cilantro

Equipment

bowlwet towelmortar and pestleknifecutting boardspoonpandough scraperbrushplate