How to Make Lachha Paratha

Instructions

• Take maida into a dish. Add salt and sugar.
• Mix well and make a well in the middle.
• Add oil and mix well so as to distribute oil evenly in maida. Break down any lumps if formed.
• Add little water at a time and knead dough.
• Add oil and knead for about 5-6 minutes more until it turns nice and soft.
• Transfer the dough into a bowl and spread a little oil over it.
• Cover and give it a resting time of at least an hour.
• Take the dough and knead it once more.
• Divide the dough into 6 equal portions.
• To make the dough ball even, press it from sides from all the sides and tuck it in. You can make it even easily.
• Oil the rolling board and rolling pin.
• Take one dough ball and put the pinched side down.
• Roll it as thin as possible.
• Smear some oil over the rolled paratha. You can use ghee or butter instead of oil.
• Cut it into very thin stripes with the help of pizza cutter or any sharp thing.
• Lift the paratha from one side and start to roll it.
• Make a lose rill. Do not roll it too tight.
• Take one of the edges and start to roll it like Swiss roll.
• Take other end and tuck it at the bottom.
• Transfer the roll into a dish and keep it covered.
• Take one of the dough ball on rolling board and add few more drops of oil on both the sides of dough ball.
• Roll the paratha. The paratha should not be too thin. Roll it a little thick.
• Heat up a pan on medium heat.
• Add some oil and spread it all over the pan.
• Transfer the paratha on the pan.
• Fry the paratha on medium heat only.
• After 2 minutes of frying from one side, flip the paratha over.
• Cook for few more minutes until it gets nice golden color.
• Lachha paratha is already.
• You can have this paratha just as it is.
• You can serve this paratha with any type of gravy or curry sabzi.