Parathas Indian Bread Recipe

1. Place the flours and the salt in a bowl. drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil over the flour, add the tepid water and mix to form a soft dough. adding a little more water,if necessary. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth, then cover and leave for 30 minutes.
   
   
2. knead the dough on a floured surface and divide into 6 equal pieces. Shape each one into a ball. Roll out on a floured surface to 15 cm/6 inch round and brush very lightly with oil.
   
   
3. Fold in half and half again to form a triangle. Roll out to form an 18 cm/7 inch triangle (when measured from point to centre top), dusting with extra flour as necessary.
   
   
4. Brush a large heavy based frying pan with a little oil and heat until hot, then add one or two parathas and cook for about 1-1 1/2 minutes. Brush the surfaces very lightly with oil and then turn and cook the other sides for 1 1/2 minutes until completely cooked through.
   
   
5. Place the cooked parathas on a plate and cover with foil, or place between the folds of a clean tea towel to keep them warm, while you are cooking the remainder in the same way, greasing the pan between cooking each batch.
   
   

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Nutrition Grade 95% confidence

Good points Low in saturated fat No cholesterol Low in sodium No sugar High in selenium High in thiamin