Paratha is a popular Indian flat bread made with wheat flour, salt, oil, ghee, flavorings etc. Paratha is a North Indian special main course made plain or with stuffing. Curd and pickle are most commonly served with paratha. Learn to make Paratha with step by step pictures.
Paratha is a simple layered flat bread. I have given triangle paratha recipe here – This is a easy version of layered paratha perfect to pack for kids lunch box as it stays soft for a longer time.
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About Paratha
Paratha is the full form for ‘parat’ and ‘atta’ which means layers of cooked dough. A dough is prepared using wheat flour, oil, salt, flavorings then rolled into a disc with layers and finally toasted in tawa until golden spots appear here and there.
Though Paratha is popular in North India slowly it has gained its popularity across the globe. I love all paratha recipes be it plain paratha or with stuffing of vegetables. With vegetable stuffing this paratha is wholesome and filling.
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Paratha Ingredients
- Wheat Flour – You can use homemade wheat flour or store bought flour. You can use regular plain wheat flour or multi grain flour.
- Ghee, Oil – Use pure ghee for best flavor. You can use ghee or oil to toast the parathas.
- Salt – Salt is added to taste.
- Cumin seeds – Cumin seeds adds flavor. You can replace it with ajwain too.
- Water – Water is added to wheat flour to make the paratha dough.
How to make Paratha Step by Step
1.Take all the ingredients in a dry bowl except water and mix well. Then add water to make a smooth pliable dough. Keep aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Knead it once and roll into lemon sized balls, I got 7 balls.
2.Using a rolling pin, roll out to a thin disc then add few drops of ghee and spread over evenly. Then fold to a semicircle, apply and spread ghee evenly. Then fold it again to form a triangle.
3.Roll it to a thin roti or to desired thickness, dust flour if it sticks. Heat tawa and add the roti carefully. Once bubbles starts appearing turn to other side,. Cook on both sides till brown spots starts appearing.
Serve with any pickle of your choice or with onion raita or just plain curd.
Expert Tips
- While folding you can even skip the ghee for each layer and add oil/ghee while toasting
- I didn’t add oil while toasting, if you want you can add it.
- This type of layered paratha stays softer for a longer time.
- You can also add omam(ajwain) replacing jeera but personally I like jeera so have given that here.
Serving and Storage
You can prepare the dough and store it in fridge for a week. The parathas when keeps well and soft for around 8-10 hours in room temperature.
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Paratha Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon ghee as required for folding
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- salt as required
- 3/4 to 1 cup water adjust according to consistency
Instructions
- Take all the ingredients in a dry bowl except water and mix well. Then add water to make a smooth pliable dough. Keep aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Knead it once and roll into lemon sized balls, I got 7 balls.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out to a thin disc then add few drops of ghee and spread over evenly. Then fold to a semicircle, apply and spread ghee evenly. Then fold it again to form a triangle.
- Roll it to a thin roti or to desired thickness, dust flour if it sticks. Heat tawa and add the roti carefully. Once bubbles starts appearing turn to other side,. Cook on both sides till brown spots starts appearing.
- Serve with any pickle of your choice or with onion raita or just plain curd.
Notes
- While folding you can even skip the ghee for each layer and add oil/ghee while toasting
- I didn’t add oil while toasting, if you want you can add it.
- This type of layered paratha stays softer for a longer time.
- You can also add omam(ajwain) replacing jeera but personally I like jeera so have given that here.
zareena
Lovely looking parathas. perfect lunch box idea.
Saraswathi Iyer
I too make the same way. Looks inviting. Nice clicks.
Priya dharshini
i luv the layers of the chappathi..Nice idea!
Hema
Love these parathas, I usually add ajwain instead of jeera to this..
RAKS KITCHEN
Super puffed up rotis! Looks tempting! Loved the click showing puffed roti!
Suja Manoj
Love the flavors added..yummy paratha..
Vanamala Hebbar
Looks cute…
Aarthi
i love this paratha..i make this often..
Spandana
Perfect shape 🙂 very nice
Lav
Simple and healthy paratha…my anytime favourite..
Nithya
Wow.. this is how my mom makes paratha.. looks delicious and makes me want one right now 🙂
maha
awesome..u made it perfectly……..vl try this….
Maha
ANU
wow very impressive post….very nicely presented…
Vardhini
I make it the same way too and sometimes I add ajwain.
Reshmi Mahesh
Delicious and perfectly made parathas…
Shobha
Lovely triangle parathas.. I like to add kummel seeds too sometimes.tastes really good.
Rekha shoban
looks soft and perfect!
Cathy Pieroz
Wow an easy sounding recipe and the results look so tasty! – Cathy Pieroz at Ray White Alexandra Hills
Prathibha
I make this once in a blue moon but absolutely love it..
Divya Kudua
I too love the triangular parathas,my mil always makes this whenever she makes chapathi.The flaky chapathis taste so good even after cooling down!
priya ravi
Perfect layered parathas.. will add it to my lunch box menu 🙂
Thava
Looks delicious
Kitchen Boffin
lovely.. i also make it the same way.. lovely clicks!
Sangeetha Nambi
Tempting Triangle Parathas……
Valarmathi Sanjeev
Parathas looks perfect and yummy…looks tempting.
jasbeer
I too use to make same parathas but now a days i making them in square shape. when i roll the tringle shaped paratha corners remain very thick.
Jyoti
My mom makes it this way.. this was our breakfast.. Love it
Anonymous
Thanks for the amazingly simple way to make a paratha. The pictures which u post are really good. Thanks a lot. It helps lots of guys like me staying away from home to eat good food 🙂
jeyashrisuresh
My mil always makes this one and this one looks very soft and yummy
Sukanya Ramkumar
This is my all time fav. My mom used to make it, but i don't have the patients to do it. Perfect looking pictures Sharmi. YUM!
rekhas kitchen
Chapathi looks so fantastic sharmi lovely pic.
Chitra
Nice, love this shape. Must try sometime.
Anuradha
Hi Sharmi..thanks for the post as it rekindled my memories..my mom used to make this..now cos of your post i made it yesterday for my kids..it was awesome..thanks sharmi..
Sharmilee! :)
@Anu : Thats great to hear that you tried and am glad you liked it…:)
Priya Yallapantula
Great pics, my kids love this shaped paratha !!!
Shabo Abid
All parathas r yummmy especially aloo or mooli also keema paratha yummmy
Shabo Abid
All parathas r yummy especially aloo or mooli not forgetting keema parathas hmmmmmmm yummy
Adesara Sweta
awesome recipes… ur reciped helps me a lot to improve my cooking… thank u… I like ur blog a lot..