Kerala Paratha

Hi everyone,

Here, I am posting about home made parathas...In fact it is very easy...Definitely you can try it!

Kerala Porotta/ Paratha

Preparation time-10 min
Waiting time- 2 hours
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. All purpose flour/ Maida - 1 cup
2. Warm Milk-1/3 cup
3. Egg- 1 no.
4. Salt- 1 teaspoon
5. Sugar- 1 teaspoon
6. Oil- As needed

Method:
Step 1: In a bowl, take maida, sugar, salt and egg, mix it well by adding warm milk slowly. Make a soft dough with oil. Keep it for 2 hours.

Step 2:Take small portion of dough and make lemon sized balls. Apply your hand and work surface with oil and spread it as thin layer.

Step 3:Then, fold it side wise as shown in the picture.

Step 4: After that, roll it in a round shape.

Step 5:Carefully flatten the dough with roller.

Step 6:Heat tawa in high flame and place the paratha and cook it in a moderate flame and apply oil as it needed.

Tips and warnings

• Apply oil liberally
• Cook it in a moderate flame
• Make very thin sheet when you spread it with roller

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while

Antenatal diet

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while

Postnatal diet

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Not recommended, but, you can serve it them for once in a while