parotta recipe(low fat)

Parotta or barotta is a layered flat bread of South India,mainly famous as a street food. Lets have a look on how to prepare this at home .


Ingredients:
All purpose flour :1 cup
salt :as per taste
water: about 1/3 cup
Oil : 1 tbs for spraying

• Add the flour and salt  to a bowl and start kneading using little water at a time to form a smooth dough .
• cover this dough with a kitchen towel and let rest for about 1/2 an hour 
• Transfer the dough to a working surface and knead well for about 10- 15  minutes.
• Spray some oil and roll the dough into a log 
• Divide this log into 4 equal portions and oil each portion . oil the working surface as well .
• start rolling out each portion as thin as possible and oil the layer .
•  sprinkle some dry flour and carefully lift up the layer to make small folds 
• next lift up the folded layers on both ends and start stretching by gently patting the layers.
• swirl this up and tuck in the end and  shape the parottas using your palm or a rolling pin
• pan fry using a little oil until golden brown on both sides
• For the final touch take the parotta to the working area and fluff it up to bring out the layers .
• Enjoy with your favorite curry.

This is is just a basic recipe which uses very little oil ,one can always add more or less according to their preference also one can include ingredients like eggs or milk .

Here is a quick video tutorial:

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