Parota- little oil with lots of layers

 

 

This is a recipie I got from my friend which you wont regret giving it a try.Ever since I got this recipie from her, I have never turned back to those store bought ,frozen parotas.My daughter absolutely  loves it.
It is such a simple recipie that always turns out to a delicacy on the plate.


Ingredients:

• Maida / All purpose flour - 2 cups
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 11/2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Oil

Step 1:
Add milk,sugar and salt to the flour and knead.Add water if required and knead well.Once done add 2 tablespoon oil and knead little.Cover it and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Then form into balls using your fist as shown below .Let it rest for 1 hour.

 

Step 2:
Then on a clean smooth  surface,sprinkle little flour and place a dough ball.Flatten it little add some oil on top
and stretch it as thin as possible with a thin rolling pin.

Flatten as thin as possible.

Step 3:
Generously spread oil on top of the thinly flattened dough and fold it like we keep kosuvam for saree
and roll it loosly as shown below.And then let it rest for 2 hours.

 

Step 4:
Using  a rolling pin,gently flatten it and put it on the dosa pan and cook it like we do chappathis.
Remember to keep the flame in medium.
Sprinkle little oil on top,once cooked flip the other side and sprinkle little oil on top.

 

Step 5 :
Enjoy it with hot chicken kuruma!!!!!

 

Tofu Peas Masala

 

Ingredients:
Tofu - 1 pack
Peas - 1 cup
Carrots - 1/4 cup (cut into chunks)
Potaoes - 1/4 cup  (cut into chunks)
Pav Bhaji masala - 1 1/2 Tbsp
Chillie powder -1 Tbsp
Corriander Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Salt - as required

Saute it in oil and grind the below:
Onion - 1 (small size)
Tomatoes - 2

Note:
I cut the tofus into pieces and shallow fried it in oil for better taste.

Steps:
1. Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a kadai.
2. Add  curry leaves.
3.Add the grinded Onion+Tomatoe paste
4.Saute it well until oil seperates.
5.Then add all the vegetables,add little water and close it with a lid for the vegetables to cook.(keep the flame in medium)
6.Once half cooked, add Pav Bhaji masala ,Chillie powder,Corriander Powder,Turmeric Powder
and salt.
7.When the vegetables are cooked,finally add the tofu.
8.Turn off the flame after a minute.
Tadaa.... yummy tofu masala goes well with chapatthis.
Mix with cooked rice for a tofu masala rice,its yummy as well.