paratha recipe | plain paratha | basic Punjabi paratha | Indian flatbread | healthy whole wheat flour paratha | with 25 amazing images.
Paratha is a basic Indian unleavened flatbread which is derived from Indian subcontinent. Our paratha recipe is a plain paratha recipe which is a basic Punjabi paratha. Parathas are versatile and can be relished in any meal of the day, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner. Paratha are also known as poronthay, paranthe, porontay, palota, palata and farata.
The ingredients and dough of paratha and roti are very similar but there is a big difference between both are method and medium of cooking also the texture is different. Rotis are thin and paratha are thick and cooked in oil. Making paratha is very quick and easy and you do not even have to stress about them being round as we have folded and changed their shape.
Bored of having the normal roti for everyday meal then switch it from roti to this tasty paratha. To make basic paratha, firstly knead a semi soft dough using whole wheat flour, oil and salt. Furher to cook it, divide the dough and roll into a small circle using little flour and brush melted ghee and fold it to form a semi circle, further brush the semi circle again and fold to make a triangle. Roll out into a 5 mm triangular paratha using a little flour and cook it over non- stick tava by either using oil or ghee. Tradionally, ghee is used to cook paratha which enhances the taste. Cook until golden brown from both the sides and plain paratha is ready to be relished!! I also use basic Punjabi paratha as a tiffin treat.
Add a dollop of ghee or white butter also known as makhan to enjoy the taste of basic Punjabi paratha even more!!
See why we think this is a healthy whole wheat flour paratha? Made from 100% whole wheat flour which is excellent for diabetics as they will not shoot up your blood sugar levels as they are a low GI food. Whole wheat flour is rich in phosphorus which is a major mineral which works closely with calcium to build our bones.
Also, you can make these delicious variants of parathas like the Cheese Paratha or the nutritious Saatdhan Paratha and Chilkewale Parathe. Enoy paratha with Indian subzi, curd or any Indian pickle. Parathas are always part of a Punjabi breakfast.
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