Varqi Paratha

Name: Varqi Paratha
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 2 h 23 min
Yield: Yield: 12
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g/4 cups Flour; Salt; 250 ml/1 cup Milk; 10 g/2½ tsp Sugar; Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter only) to shallow fry; Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter only) to shallow fry; Flour to dust; 180 g/6½ oz Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter only) or White Butter; 180 g/6½ oz Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter only) or White Butter; 180 g/6½ oz Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter only) or White Butter; 2 drops Vetivier

Preparation info

Yield:
12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

This flaky, fried bread of the Nawabs of Avadh is much more than a mere accompaniment—it is a meal in itself.

Ingredients

500 g/4 cups Flour
Salt
250 ml/

Asia
India
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Preparation

THE FLOUR: Sieve with salt into a paraat.

THE MILK: Dissolve the sugar in warm milk, add vetivier and stir.

THE DOUGH: Make a bay in the sieved flour, pour the milk and water (approx 120ml/½ cup) into it, start mixing gradually. When fully mixed, knead to make a dough, cover with a moist cloth and keep aside for 10 minutes