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Crispy, delicious, Indulgent, show-stopping, perfect. If you’ve never had paratha before, than its about time you give it a try. Paratha is an Indian bread that is served with just about anything. I eat my paratha with honey and whipped cream because its just so yummy!! If you really want to go over you can add berries or chocolate and turn this into a dessert.

This is the kind of breakfast that I usually make a whole bunch of and throw them in the freezer and than thaw them as needed. My family loves eating it on the weekends.

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The dough for this recipe is similar to  croissant dough but the stretching process is a bit different. The trick to the dough is that you want it to relax so that it can stretch easily without ripping.

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Boy that looks delicious! this is my favorite part. make sure you get an even layer of butter on each piece. I stretch my dough by hand because it makes the paratha flakier but you can definitely use a roller!

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3.50 from 4 votes

Flaky Paratha

Ingredients 

  • 1 1/2 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • Frozen whipped cream, Optional
  • Honey, Optional

Instructions 

  • In a bowl mix the flour, salt, and oil. Add about 1/2 cup of water to make dough add remaining water as needed to make smooth and flexible dough. Knead the dough on a lightly greased surface. Cover the dough and keep aside for at least 15 minutes.
  • Knead the dough again and divide into 6 equal parts.
  • Spread about 1/2 tablespoon of butter onto each piece and roll out. Now fold the parts on top of each other and let rest for about 5 minutes so that it can relax.
  • Roll out each piece and place one by one on a hot pan. DO NOT grease the pan because the paratha is already greased.
  • Leave each paratha on medium heat for 2 minutes and flip and allow to cook for another minute.
  • remove form heat and top with frozen whipped cream and honey.
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3 Comments

  1. This looks amazing but the steps/photos are not clear to me. The third step you roll out (or stretch out by hand) to a super thin sheet and then fold on top of itself. Do you fold on top of itself back to the size it was when dough was divided into 6 equal parts? And is it best to roll out in step 4 by hand or roller or does it not make a difference during this step? And at what step is it possible to freeze for later?

  2. Hi Deb,

    Thank you for your nice comment. Your website looks amazing. I love the sweet potato cakes!

    Layla

  3. Hi there! I’m just popping over from the DIY Sunday Showcase Link Party. This bread looks so unusual and delicious, and I can see how it pairs it with different flavors to get sweet and savory. Yummmm! I have pinned, liked and tweeted, and g+-ed. I would love it if you would drop by my site at http://www.kneadedcreations.com for a short visit! I will look forward to seeing you there! Deb @ Kneaded Creations.