Malabar Paratha

Maida(All time Flour)  -  250 gms (2 1/2 cups)
Cooking oil or Ghee    -  100 gms (1 cup)
Salt to taste





1.  Take maida in a bowl, add salt and 1/2 cup of oil and knead adding water into a tight dough.
2.  Keep the dough in airtight container for about 1 - 1 1/2 hrs.
3.  Now take 1 large lemon size of dough, using oil for greasing roll the dough as this as possible.
4.  Does not matter if it tear in between.
5.  Apply 1/2 table spoon of oil on the flattened roti.
6.  Now fold flattened roti in small folds.
7.  Now hold one end of the folded roti and twist it and then roll it into a pedas.
8.  Keep the pedas aside in air tight container for another 1/2 hr.
9.  Now take the pedas and again greasing with oil gently roll the pedas into thick parathas.
10.Heat tawa and cook the parathas in low flame till brown spots appear on both sides by turning the paratha from time to time.
11.Serve these parathas with onion raita, pickle and kurma.