Laccha Paratha

Name: Laccha Paratha
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 500 g flour; 10 g salt; 1 g bicarbonate of soda; 5 g baking powder; 10 g sugar; 50 ml milk; 25 ml oil; 1 egg; 50 g butter; 200 ml water

A South Asian bread made with flour, bicarbonate soda and milk, baked in the oven.

2 hr 30 min · Serves 8 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 120 min · 150 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Sieve flour with salt,soda bi-carb,baking powder in a bowl. Break egg in a bowl add sugar & milk and whisk add water.
2
Make a bay in the sieved flour; add egg mixture and mix. When fully mixed, knead to a soft dough; leave for 10 minutes. Then add oil and knead thoroughly. Leave covered for at least 2 hours.
3
Divide dough into 8 portions making balls. Place on dusted tray and leave for 30 minutes. Flatten each with rolling pin into a round disc 8-inches in diameter. Apply butter over surface and dust with flour. Hold from ends and gather to make many folds and roll like pinwheel. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
4
Roll each pinwheel with rolling pin to 8 inch disc. Place pratha in preheated oven on a tray and bake for 10 minutes at 250 centigrade or in tandoor till caramelised. Remove serve hot.
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