# Parotta & Chicken Curry

A layered, flakey flatbread combined with chicken curry, straight from the villages of Kerala, India.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- bowl
- wet towel
- mortar and pestle
- knife
- cutting board
- spoon
- pan
- dough scraper
- brush
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSBdu1MBJ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7d2c3001-51d0-435c-9cc7-7fc969c3308a
- Extracted: 2025-06-28

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