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Parathas/Chapatis

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Parathas/Chapatis

A delicious soft yet crispy layered flat-bread, one of my family’s personal favourites. Parathas can be had with curries or pickles or just on their own.
Servings 4 Parathas

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour you can mix half all purpose and half atta if you like
  • 2 tbsp. ghee plus a bit more for rolling and cooking
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • warm water or milk about 1/2 to 3/4 cup

Instructions
 

  • Add the salt to the flour. Rub in the 2 tbsp ghee, then slowly add in the warm water or milk and knead until you have a lovely soft dough. The more you knead it the softer your parathas/chapatis will be. Once it’s kneaded, divide the dough into two balls.
    Now click HERE to refer to the step by step method with pictures of how to shape and cook the parathas. 
    For square-shaped parathas, check HERE.
    For triangular-shaped parathas, check HERE.
    Enjoy!

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  1. Salam! I hope you are doing well:) . I wanted to make boti paratha roll, like in the restaurants, and wanted to know if I can roll this paratha up with the filling? I’ve tried making paratha rolls before but I don’t know what I do wrong that my parathas always break or crack in the rolling process and are too “khasta”. The ones we get in the restaurant are soft and not crumbled. Please advise if I need to do anything different with the parathas for boti rolls? Thank you:)!!

    1. Hi! Keep the heat low and move the chapati around on the tawa when cooking it. This helps get it crisp slowly and gradually so it retains some softness too.

  2. Hi! Normally that has to do with the kneading or the amount of liquid used in the kneading was not enough. Make sure to warm the liquid that you will use for kneading and knead the dough very well until it is soft.

    1. W/Salaam, there is no rising time for this recipe as it is not a dough that has yeast. You just set the dough aside to get soft, not to rise. About an hour up to 4 hours is fine.

  3. Salam pls fauzia what’s d
    Salam pls fauzia what’s d difference btwn pita bread,chapati n tortillas? They all seem to hv similar recipes.jazakallahu khair!

    1. W/Salaam, pita bread has a
      W/Salaam, pita bread has a hollow in the middle, chapati is made with lots of ghee or cooking fat and tortillas are thinner and lighter.

  4. Salaams! Is it possible to
    Salaams! Is it possible to repeat the ghee rolling process again in order to make even more layers or will that affect the texture of the dough?

    1. W/Salaam, have never tried
      W/Salaam, have never tried adding more ghee, the parathas may end up becoming a bit too greasy. But you can try if you like.

  5. What is the best alternative
    What is the best alternative ti the ghee?

    Saum Maqbul. 🙂

    1. If you have any good
      If you have any good vegetable cooking fat you can use it, or butter.

  6. What do you personally
    What do you personally recommend one uses, milk or water? Or does it not make any difference at all? The milk should be warm, right?

    1. I prefer mixing milk and
      I prefer mixing milk and water. Milk makes the dough softer. And yes warm. 🙂

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