Spicy egg-filled flaky bread

Name: Spicy egg-filled flaky bread
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1.25 ml/¼ tsp salt; 30 ml/2 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, finely chopped; 1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped (deseeded if preferred); 275 g/10 oz/2½ cups wholemeal (whole-wheat) flour; 175 g/6 oz/½ cup plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup warm water; sunflower oil, for shallow frying; 3 large (US extra large) eggs, beaten; 1 small red onion, finely chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder; 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup full-fat (whole) natural (plain) yogurt, beaten

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

This wonderful flaky bread, Dimer Parota, can easily steal the centre stage as it is packed full of protein, fibre and vitamins. Delicious served warm from the oven, any leftovers make an ideal accompaniment to a vegetable curry, or you could cut the bread into small pieces and serve it as an appetizer at drinks parties.

Ingredients

275 g/10 oz/2½ cups wholemeal (whole-wheat) flour
175

Asia
India
East India
Starter
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Put both types of flour into a large mixing bowl and work in the salt and baking powder. Add the oil and yogurt and mix with your fingertips.
Gradually add the water and combine until a soft dough is formed.
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