Kerala Malabar Paratha / Kerala Parotta

Kerala Malabar Paratha is a flaky flat bread layered that is famous across the whole south india... Malabar paratha are street food originating from the malabar region along the coast.. Paratha is usually called as parotta over here.. Here in tirunelveli there are so many parotta shop they usually serve parotta with a lovely salna.. 

In making of parottas, there are so many method in doing that... they will just throw the one small portion of dough in air to make it thin with their hands and roll it into parottas.. But that is doesn't work for me.. So i make this so simple and parotta turns out very flaky and soft.. So every one can try this simple method...

The essential components for this parathas is all purpose flour (maida), sugar, salt, oil and important thing is milk.. which gives soft texture to the parathas.. The sidedish which is suitable for this parathas are...

Similar Recipe, 

Nattu kozhi kuzhambu
Chicken Salna
Chilli chicken gravy
Anjappar chicken gravy
Chicken salna 2

So i hope that you must try this recipe in this weekand and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation time : 30 mins

Resting time : 4 hours +1 hours

Cooking time : 45 sec to 1 mins for 1 paratha..

Serve - 5

INGREDIENTS :

FOR DOUGH :

All purpose flour / Maida - 1/2 kg / 500 grams

Warm milk - 300 ml

Oil - 2 tbspn + more for frying

Sugar - 1 tbspn

Salt to taste

FOR MAKING PASTE :

Oil - 1/2 cup

All purpose flour / maida - 1/2 cup

METHOD :

• Mix everything in a wide mixing bowl and form a dough, cover it with a damp cloth and let it rest for about 4 hours..
• In a bowl add 1/2 cup of maida and pour in some oil and make it into a smooth paste and set aside..
• After 4 hours add some more flour to the dough and kneed with your hands to form soft dough..
• Divide the dough into equal portions..
• Take dough ball and spread it into a thin layered chapathi..
• Add in a tbspn of maida oil over it..
• Spread it evenly, noe with a sharp knife cut it into strips..
• Put all the strips together and curl it into round..
• Apply some oil on the dough ball and set on a plate..
• Make every dough like the same way..
• After that cover that with damp cloth and set aside for 1 hour..
• After 1 hour take the dough and make it to a slightly thicker parata..
• Heat a tawa on high heat and place the parata over the pan and cook the parata on both sides by appling oil till it is golden brown..
• Remove it to a cutting board then stack them together and crush them with your hands vigorously till the flakes seperates..
• Put them in a hot case and repeat the same process for all the dough..
• Serve them hot with your favorite curry..
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL :

Take all your ingredients

Heat some milk in a sauce pan

Add some sugar 

Let it be warm, keep aside

Add flour in a wide bowl

Add in salt

Mix well

Make well in the center of the dough

Add in oil

Then add in warm milk

Mix well

Again pour rest of the milk

Mix well

 It sould be soft

Now it is sticky..

Apply some oil over it

Cover it with damp cloth and let it rise..

After 4 hours it rises

Knock out the air 

It is sticky

Add some flour to the dough

Kneed well with your hands

Now it's done

In a bowl add some flour

Some oil

Mkae it to a paste

Like this

Sprinkle some flour 

Place the dough

Divide it into equal portions

Now it's done

Take a one portion dough

Spread it into thin layered

Spread the flour oil in this

Spread it evenly

Cut into long thin strips

Take it together

Like this

Start rolling

Roll..

Roll..

Perfectly rolled

All done

Sprinkle some oil on the top

Let it rest for 1 hour

Take one roll

Spread it into thick roti

Put it on the heat tawa

Flip over

Again flip it

Press it with ladle (so it's puffs up)

Cook on both sides

Apply oil

Now it's done

Take it to a cutting board

Start crushing

Crush

Crush

All are done

Wow.... flacky layers

Now it's done

Remove it to plate

Serve with chicken salna

Serve hot

Enjoy..