Ingredients for Paratha

Four cups of whole-wheat flour

Two cups of water

One-fourth teaspoon of salt

Small bowl of safflower oil

Method for Paratha
Mix flour, oil and salt thoroughly in a deep bowl. Add water and knead the flour for five minutes to form smooth dough. Keep it aside for fifteen minutes. Divide dough in to small size balls. Flatten each ball in to small circle. Spread onto the dough few drops of oil and fold it to form a semi circle. Again add few drops of oil in this semi circle dough and fold once again to form a quarter of a circle.

Heat the tawa and when tawa is hot, place the rolled out dough on it. Leave for half a minute and turn the other side. The paratha will swell up and at this time add a teaspoon of oil on the top of the paratha and turn over. When the paratha turns up once again, pour oil and turn the other side. When it is brown on both sides, remove from tawa and serve hot. It can also be first placed on blotting paper to soak up the excess oil. It can be served with curry or pickle.