Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha Recipe-Multilayered Layered Indian Flat Bread
A diabetic friendly Indian recipe with whole wheat flour, salt, ghee - to layer and cooking parathas. Ready in 1h 10m, serves 3.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
26 steps- 1
To begin making the Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha Recipe we will first knead to make the dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 2
In a large mixing bowl, add the whole wheat flour and salt
whole wheat flour(2 cups)salt(1 teaspoon) - 3
Mix well
- 4
Add a tablespoon of oil and rub it into the flour until you see coarse crumbs
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 5
Add a little water at a time and knead well to make a smooth and soft paratha dough
- 6
Cover the dough and allow it to rest for 10 minutes
- 7
After 10 minutes, knead for a minutes again until the paratha dough is soft and pliable
- 8
Divide the dough into 10 equal portions
- 9
Preheat a skillet on medium heat
- 10
If you are using a cast iron skillet, then grease the skillet well and allow it to preheat
- 11
Keep some flour aside for dusting while rolling the dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 12
Shape each dough portion into a round ball, press it between the palm of your hands
- 13
Dust the dough in flour and roll it into a 6 inch diameter circle
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 14
Smear some ghee or oil on this rolled out dough
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 15
Dust some flour over the ghee
whole wheat flour(2 cups)ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 16
This flour and ghee will help the lachha paratha split itself into layers
whole wheat flour(2 cups)ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 17
Fold the lachha paratha dough like an accordion, similar to a saree pleat
- 18
Start from one end of the dough and reach the end
- 19
The dough is essentially made into a pleat
- 20
Once you have stacked up all the pleats one over the other, roll the dough into a swiss roll
- 21
Flatten the pleated swiss roll between the palm of your hands, dust in flour and roll into a 4 to 5 inch diameter circle
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 22
You will be able to see the layers very clearly
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 23
Place the rolled layered Lachha Paratha on the preheated skillet
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 24
Cook on medium heat on both sides for a few seconds, then smear ghee and cook until golden brown and cooked through completely
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 25
Proceed the same way with the remaining portions of the paratha dough
- 26
Serve the Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha along with Matar Paneer or Smoked Dal Makhani Dhaba Style and Carrot Cucumber Tomato Salad with Lemon and Coriander for a weeknight dinner or even for breakfast along with Kesar Elaichi Aam Chunda Pickle and Homemade Yogurt
whole wheat flour(2 cups)
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Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha Recipe-Multilayered Layered Indian Flat Bread
A diabetic friendly Indian recipe with whole wheat flour, salt, ghee - to layer and cooking parathas. Ready in 1h 10m, serves 3.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
26 steps- 1
To begin making the Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha Recipe we will first knead to make the dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 2
In a large mixing bowl, add the whole wheat flour and salt
whole wheat flour(2 cups)salt(1 teaspoon) - 3
Mix well
- 4
Add a tablespoon of oil and rub it into the flour until you see coarse crumbs
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 5
Add a little water at a time and knead well to make a smooth and soft paratha dough
- 6
Cover the dough and allow it to rest for 10 minutes
- 7
After 10 minutes, knead for a minutes again until the paratha dough is soft and pliable
- 8
Divide the dough into 10 equal portions
- 9
Preheat a skillet on medium heat
- 10
If you are using a cast iron skillet, then grease the skillet well and allow it to preheat
- 11
Keep some flour aside for dusting while rolling the dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 12
Shape each dough portion into a round ball, press it between the palm of your hands
- 13
Dust the dough in flour and roll it into a 6 inch diameter circle
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 14
Smear some ghee or oil on this rolled out dough
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 15
Dust some flour over the ghee
whole wheat flour(2 cups)ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 16
This flour and ghee will help the lachha paratha split itself into layers
whole wheat flour(2 cups)ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 17
Fold the lachha paratha dough like an accordion, similar to a saree pleat
- 18
Start from one end of the dough and reach the end
- 19
The dough is essentially made into a pleat
- 20
Once you have stacked up all the pleats one over the other, roll the dough into a swiss roll
- 21
Flatten the pleated swiss roll between the palm of your hands, dust in flour and roll into a 4 to 5 inch diameter circle
whole wheat flour(2 cups) - 22
You will be able to see the layers very clearly
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 23
Place the rolled layered Lachha Paratha on the preheated skillet
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 24
Cook on medium heat on both sides for a few seconds, then smear ghee and cook until golden brown and cooked through completely
ghee - to layer and cooking parathas - 25
Proceed the same way with the remaining portions of the paratha dough
- 26
Serve the Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha along with Matar Paneer or Smoked Dal Makhani Dhaba Style and Carrot Cucumber Tomato Salad with Lemon and Coriander for a weeknight dinner or even for breakfast along with Kesar Elaichi Aam Chunda Pickle and Homemade Yogurt
whole wheat flour(2 cups)
Rate this recipe
