Parotta/porotta

Parottas..one of my fav. indian bread and my latest successful culinary experiment.I learned the procedure from my dear friend S abt 6 monthes ago.Ever since,whenever i make these, i was overwhelmed by the results.My mom didn't believe first, so i had send her the snaps :)).As we were planning for this vacation, my cousin sis first request was to teach her how to make these parottas.As i got my finger cut while making the side dish for the parottas, her hands posed for these snaps.Thanks to sweet brother-in-law and my DH for being patient and taking photos and shooting
videos and helped me post those here.A big special thanks to my sweet cousin sis.


Ingredients

Maida - 8 cups
Eggs - 2
Sugar -2tsp
Salt - as needed
Water - as needed

Method

Sieve maida and mix it with egg,sugar and salt.Knead it into soft dough using water.It took about 15-20 minutes of punching the dough with my fists.Divide the dough into equal sized balls and dip them in oil(half of the ball should be covered in oil and just pour some oil on top of the balls.(i know what u r thinking..this much oil..not to worry..the dough won't absorb the oil.The oil is just to keep the balls moist.You can very well reuse this oil for later cooking.Another option is, just rub the each ball very well with oil and keep it in a airtight vessel).Set this aside for 4-5 hrs.After 4-5 hrs, take one ball at a time.Roll that into a small chappathi.As shown below,keep one hand under and another over the chappathi and start beating it on the counter top.Keep going around the chappathi doing this until, the chappathi is very thin.Now try streching the chappathi with your hand to max level.Sometimes the chappathi breaks, that's just fine. Now pick the chappathi up by one end.Hold it vertically and try streching a little, careful not to break it.
Now keep rolling this in spirals and tuck the end into the center.just spread little oil on the sprial ball.After done making all the spiral balls, now get ready for the last step.Take one spiral ball at a time, roll it into small thick chappathi.Cook this in a hot griddle till it's golden brown on both the sides.(if you want u can add little oil while cooking).When 4-5 parottas are cooked, take and stack it up.Now try pushing them with both the hands from all the sides.This is just to separate the layers.Yeah...it's done serve is hot with mutton/chicken curry.We served these with Mutton salna, just like u get in the road side tattukada.(will post that recipe soon).

This is little time consuming one, but i bet u will never regret it..




Two eggs,flour,salt,sugar..getting ready to knead...




kneaded dough




dipped in oil




rolling into chappathi




Beating starts



Making it thinner






Streching to the max...



Streching vertically alil' bit





rolling spirally







Fully rolled one



Making thick chappathi out of spiral balls



Parottas cooking




Finished product..delicious..