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February 25, 2015

Parotta Recipe - How To Make Kerala Malabar Parotta Without Egg

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How to make parotta
Every South Indian especially people in Tamilnadu and Kerala loves Parotta. But most of us stay away from eating as well as making parotta at home just by thinking about maida and the quantity of oil used in it.Even Iam a big lover of parotta right from my childhood. Be it Kerala Malabar parotta or Tamil nadu road side parota, I just love it like anything. 

Before marriage, my dad used to buy this with salna (The most popular side dish for parotta) at least twice in a month from a small hotel nearby my house. On those days, I never mind about calories, oil etc etc and I was looking lean in spite of eating all these junk stuffs. But now, after marriage the tables turned. I have become much more health conscious & became a picky eater too. Even then I put on so much of weight which is still a mystery. So I keep restricting myself from buying frozen parottas as well as trying at home. 

My friends and readers who had tried my vegetable salna recipe have asked me several times whether I have a parotta recipe in my blog. Whenever I get a query like this, I really feel bad to say “No”. So I was thinking to make this parotta post somehow without worrying about oil. But to my rescue, I found this awesome recipe in Asiya’s blog”Samaithu asathalam”. I was super excited when she made it with less oil when compared to the other recipes I had come across. Thanks to Asiya omar for sharing this wonderful recipe with a clear video in Tamil. 

The best things about this recipe is it is eggless, dough doesn’t need much soaking time. All it needs is just 15 minutes & moreover there is no need to give oil bath to your parotta. Oil is used only for greasing. It comes out super flaky and tastes absolutely soft when eaten hot. It also stays good n soft for an hour. So this recipe is a perfect choice for people who are calorie conscious but craving to eat parotta at home. It is much much better than store bought hydrogenated frozen ones. You can make it easily for weekend breakfast. Give a try and let me know friends.

With the help of my MIL, I have uploaded a video on “How to roll parotta”. Hope you all find it useful !

Parotta recipe
Once you make this parotta successfully, you can try many varieties like kothu parotta, chilli parotta, Muttai parotta/Egg parotta etc. Ok, Lets see how to make this flaky parotta at home.

Check out the super hit recipe of my blog, vegetable salna – The best side dish for parotta !

Parotta salna

Parotta recipe/Kerala parotta recipe


Parotta recipe/Kerala parotta recipe How to make kerala parota recipe at home with less oil
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast/Dinner
Serves: 3 nos
Prep time: 20 Minutes
Cook time: 3 Minutes
Total time: 23 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250 ml
  • All purpose flour/Maida - 1 cup
  • Salt - as needed
  • Sugar - 1/4 tsp
  • Cooking oil - 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp ( for greasing)
  • Water - nearly 1/2 cup ( 1-2 tbsp lesser)
METHOD – HOW TO MAKE PAROTTA

  • In a wide bowl,take the maida, salt, sugar and 1tbsp of oil. Mix well to spread the oil in the flour. Now add water little by little and make a slightly sticky dough ( Not too sticky). Knead well for 5 minutes. Grease your hands with a drop of oil while kneading. Apply 1.5 tsp of oil all over the dough and keep it covered for 15 minutes.
Parotta recipe
  • After 15 minutes, dough would be soft and non-sticky. Take the dough and make 3 golf sized balls.
Parotta recipe
  • Take one ball and flatten it as much as possible using a rolling pin on a greased wide board or kitchen counter. The dough should be elastic and spread it as thin & transparent as possible. Apply little oil all over the parotta while rolling. Do it whenever needed. ( Never use maida for dusting. Only oil should be used)
Parotta recipe
  • Now pull one edge, move slightly forward and fold it. Do it like saree pleats. Please refer video for folding the parotta. After making pleats, just stretch it & roll them. If you find it difficult to do this, you can cut the rolled parotta into thin strips and place it one over the other. Roll it and make parotta.
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  • After rolling and folding, give a resting time of 5 minutes. In the mean time, you can fold the other two balls. Now take the rolled ball, grease it with oil and roll it using a rolling pin. Do not use your hands to flatten it. Layers may suppress. Do not roll it too thin. Grease with oil whenever needed. Roll it thick like stuffed paratha because thick parotta tastes soft. Thin ones will become crispy while cooking.
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  • Heat an iron dosa pan ( It works the best) and put the parotta. When you put it, the parotta may shrink. So spread it using your hands on the tawa carefully. Now drizzle 1/2 tsp of oil around the parotta. Keep the flame medium. Keep flipping and pressing the parotta with dosa flipper on both sides till you see the golden brown spots. Take care, flame should be medium and parotta should cook slowly.
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  • Remove the parotta to the kitchen counter or the rolling board and using your hands, just press the sides forcefully when the parottas are hot. Do it like clapping the hands by keeping the parottas in between. This is the most important step to make it flaky. It helps to bring the layers out and make it soft. Stack the cooked parotta in a hot box/casserole. Serve hot with Parotta kurma or salna.
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Enjoy !
Check out my vegetable salna and chilli parotta recipes




Note
  • While making the dough, add water carefully. Do not make a too sticky dough because you may need to use more oil while rolling.
  • Resting time of 15 minutes is needed for the dough.
  • U should roll and stretch the dough as much as possible to make soft parotta else it will turn hard.
  • After rolling and folding, give a resting time of 5 minutes. In the mean time, you can fold the other two balls.
  • Cook the parotta only in medium flame and not in high flame. Cook it patiently by drizzling some oil around the parotta.

Please check the video below :))

How to roll parotta

I served this yummy, flaky parota with veg salna. It was delicious !!
parotta recipe without egg


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41 comments :

Unknown said...

I do same way it tastes very nice

Unknown said...

I do same way it tastes very nice

Chitra said...

Thanks for the quick comment Swati :)

Chitz said...

That looks just awesome and perfect.. I'm sure it would have tasted great too !!

meena said...

I too tried it some days back same way it came out really well without any flinging. Donoo why the porotta guys do so much kusti on the dough to spread it :))

Chitra said...

Hehe,Yes Meena Kumar.I too felt the same :)

Unknown said...

Yummy :)

Unknown said...

wow awesome!!

Cheers
Anu @ RasA-svAda

Home Cooked food said...

compliments to the aunty who made it, she is just wonderful.

Sailu said...

Yummy...... making me hungry.....

Sailu said...

Yummy...... making me hungry.....

Chitra said...

Thanks Linsy :) Thanks everyone !

esther said...

Superb chitra.. Vil try it some time...

Sundari Nathan said...

super Chitra!! apdiye ooru style la irukku :)

Priya said...

Video and recipe super.

Musing Gal said...

Thanks for sharing.. I love parotta too... Will try this may b with half wheat flour :) not sure about the softness but will b worth a try.

lata raja said...

Excellent demonstrated recipe Chitra.

Mahi said...

You can try with wheat flour alone too..comes out soft! :)

Mahi said...

Our family favorite! Nice demo!

Chitra said...

Thanks for the reply mahi:) Yes u can make it with wheat flour too.u can also add a tbsp of curd in the flour with ghee to get it super soft.I follow this for my chapati :)

Chitra said...

Hi mam, Nice to see ur comments in my space after a long time:)Thanks..

Chitra said...

Thanks mahi :)

Chitra said...

Thanks Esther. Try n let me know.Thanks sundari.priya :)

Chitra said...

Thanks Esther. Try n let me know.Thanks sundari.priya :)

Lifewithspices said...

perfectly made.. looks yummy

Unknown said...

lovely and made this two weeks back but i sued half maida and half atta

Rafeeda AR said...

this looks so soft and well done... especially the layers.... normally I have seen umma swing the porotta just like they do for pizzas so that it gets really thin and sometimes may be breaks!

thelady8home.com said...

Awesome. Next time maybe even I would try to make parotta the same way.

---thelady8home.com

Motions and Emotions said...

I tried once or twice but it was a flop show:(

Your looks perfect, I must try this recipe

Unknown said...

My al tim favrt....nic demo....u r xplaing each & evryrthng very clearly......u hav d ability of teaching....this is my thought.....don mistakn me....i wanna share wid u....

Chitra said...

No, u are right.I was a lecturer in a college :) Thanks :)

Unknown said...

Ayyyo...i am very happy to knw...kandupidichten pathingla....i am also worked as an assistant profesr in a college....

Chitra said...

Haha,Neengalumaa, super :)

harini said...

Hi chitra thanks for the post.actually i have asked u for this recipe long back.because i like ur salna recipe very much.nice video too.and if possible post the video part of cooking and pressing the parotta.

Chitra said...

Hi Harini,Thanks.Yes i remember u asked :) I will try to share a full video recipe soon :)

Asiya Omar said...

Thanks Chitra for mentioning my blog.Yours look really awesome !

Unknown said...

Is it okay to over soak this dough.. will lead to any adverse effects? I'm planning this dish for tonight's supper.. may i prepare and soak the oil coated dough for 4 hrs using wet cloth?

Chitra said...

Yes u can

denny4ux said...

Good to do

denny4ux said...

Good to eat

Roshan said...

Good blog ma'am.. can I use this image for use it in my instagram?