Deep Fried Flaky Bread

Name: Deep Fried Flaky Bread (Katluma)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 11 ozs (310 g) flour (maida); 11 ozs (310 g) flour (maida); ½ pt (240 mils) tepid water; ½ teaspoonful salt; 1 dessertspoonful melted ghee; 1 oz (30 g) melted ghee; ½ oz (15 g) flour (maida); ½ oz (15 g) flour (maida); Ghee for deep frying

Katluma

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs. Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery

By Mrs Balbir Singh

Published 1961

About

Ingredients

Ingredients for the dough

11 ozs (310 g) flour (maida)
½ pt (<

Asia
India
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Sieve flour and salt together; add water and mix to a soft and smooth dough. Knead hard for 15 minutes and then leave to swell for about half an hour. Add 1 dessertspoonful more of melted ghee a little