By Rajlakshmi
March 24, 2026
Also popularly known as Kerala parotta, it is a flatbread which is served widely in South India. It’s not easy to make, but this recipe is easy to follow!
1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons oil ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¾ to 1 cup hot water 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar ¾ teaspoon salt or as required
Take a bowl, put both the whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour with baking soda into it and sieve it.
Mix them well and put sugar, salt and oil, followed by hot water. Mix with a spoon. Knead the dough until it becomes soft and elastic.
Once prepared, cover the dough with a moist cloth and leave it aside for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Divide the dough into 7 to 8 balls. Dust the working bottom with some flour. Roll each ball as thinly as you can into a big round
Once done, apply oil to the full surface of the rolled dough. Hold the rolled dough from the top on both sides and pleat it till the bottom.
Press the final edge onto the middle of the roll. Take a tava and heat it. Roll each ball into a paratha of approximately 4-5 inches.
Put the paratha on the hot tava and fry it from both sides. Drizzle some oil on top as well as the edges until the paratha gets crisp and brown.
Squish from the middle with your fingers while serving so that the layers are visible on the surface.