LACCHA PARATHA | SPIRAL ROSE PARATHA | layered paratha

SPIRAL ROSE PARATHA As the name suggest looks has spiral shaped layers which resembles a rose bud hence I named it spiral rose paratha.

It goes great with any gravy vegetable like
matar-paneer

dum-aloo

dal makhani

INGREDIENTS

2 cup maida (all purpose flour)

1/2 cup dahi (yoghurt)

1 tsp sugar

2 tsp ajwain & til (caraom seeds & sesame seeds)

Salt as per taste

1tsp  heated ghee/ oil (mohan in marathi)

Ghee as required for applying on parathas

METHOD

1.  Mix all above  six ingredients  in a bowl,add  water & make a dough like the one we make for chapatis .Note dough shouldnt be too hard or too smooth.Keep it covered for atleast 15-20minutes.
2. Next take medium size ball of dough & roll in into a big chapati  with help of rolling pin.
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4. Next cut thin vertical strips as shown below with the help of  a knife.
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    Start folding/rolling  the strip starting from top of the strip  inwards so as to form a spiral roll as shown in the picture. 
   
7. After completing one strip attach the spiral prepared in above step at the starting of second strip & again start  folding inwards.Repeat this process for all steps you will get a rose shaped ball as seen below.
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9. Press the above ball with your palm & flatten it .
10. Next apply some dough on the rolling board & roll it into a round paratha with rolling pin.You will see spirals on the paratha which will turn into layers when it is cooked.
11. Heat tava / frying pan .Once pan is heated place the above paratha on the pan & cook it on high flame.When one side is done  ( it turns light brown) flip the paratha & cook the other side.
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    Next apply ghee on the paratha & cook it for 1 minute.Again flip paratha & aply ghee to the reverse side & remove from heat.
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14. You will observe spiral shaped layers like rose .