Lachha Paratha Recipe is a multi-layer, shallow-fried Indian flatbread. Making lachha paratha is an art and requires practice. As they say, practice makes a person perfect; and that is especially true for lachha paratha.
When I made my first lachha paratha, it turned out almost like a simple, flat paratha. But after 2โ3 attempts, I got much closer to the restaurant-style layers I wanted. After making it many times, I can finally say, โNow I can make perfect lachha paratha!โ ๐
Here, I am sharing my Lachha Paratha Recipe made with whole wheat flour. If you love Indian parathas, you can also check out my Aloo Paratha Recipe.
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Lachha Paratha
Course: Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerCuisine: Indian4
paratha10
minutes10
minutes260
kcal20
minutesThis multi layer Lachha Paratha is best go with pickle, curd and great to start a day; have it in breakfast.
Ingredients
Whole wheat flour (เคเฅเคนเฅเค เคเคพ เคเคเคพ) – 2 cups
Desi ghee (เคฆเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ) – as much required
Water (เคชเคพเคจเฅ) – for kneading dough
Salt (เคจเคฎเค) as per taste.
Directions
- Start with making dough, for this in deep bowl take wheat flour (เคเฅเคนเฅเค เคเคพ เคเคเคพ), put 1 tbsp desi ghee (เคฆเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ) and salt to taste. Mix well with hands.
- Now add water in parts and make smooth dough as you make for chapattis. Apply little ghee over this dough and rest it for 10-15 minutes.
- After 10-15 minutes resting knead the dough once more and start making equal 4-6 ball from this dough.
- Take 1 ball and roll the ball flatten into round not to think or thin with the help of rolling board and rolling pin. Apple desi ghee (เคฆเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ) on the flat disc and dust some wheat flour.
- Now start fold and pleat the paratha disc from one side till the end.
- Roll this pleated dough paratha disc tightly (its look like a spiral).
- Now apply some desi ghee (เคฆเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ) and dust little wheat flour (เคเฅเคนเฅเค เคเคพ เคเคเคพ) on both side of this spiral roll and rest it for 5-10 minutes.
- After 5-10 minutes start rolling this spiral ball into flat disc with the help of rolling board and rolling pin.
- Heat tawa, put raw paratha disc on this hot tawa. Cook it until golden brown spots appear on bottom side, flip and apply some ghee (เคฆเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ), flip and apply some ghee (เคฆเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ) on other side too. Cook for 1-2 minutes flip several times in-between.
- Repeat steps 4 to 9 for each ball.
- Serve hot with curd or chutney or some pickle; as you like.
Notes
- While making dough makes sure you added melted desi ghee (เคฆเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ). It will make you mixing easy.
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