Ajwain ka Paratha
Ajwain ka Paratha is a Indian Flatbread made with whole wheat flour and flavored with carom seeds . The paratha is crisp and flaky .
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp carom seeds
- 6 tsp ghee
- 1/4 cup milk / water or as required
- Salt to taste
- Ghee for cooking parathas
Instructions
- Combine flour , carom seeds and salt in a mixing bowl .
- Heat 2 tbsp ghee and add to the flour .
- Mix the flour with hands till the ghee is incorporated and the flour resembles bread crumbs .
- Knead to a semi soft dough using milk or water .
- Cover and let rest for 10-15 minutes .
- Divide the dough into six equal balls .
- Roll out one ball , apply ghee all over , fold from left , then right , then top and finally bottom , thus getting a square .
- Roll from top to bottom , thus maintaining the square shape .
- Cook on a griddle , till brown spots appear ,flip and cook the other side too .
- Apply ghee on both sides and cook the paratha till crisp .
- Repeat the procedure for the rest of parathas.
