Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008 at 17:23
All right then, you asked for it. But keep it amongst yourselves. Got this from mum years ago who got it from her Sri Lankan friend probably 30 odd years ago (yeah, I know it's Indian)
675 grams plain white flour
225 grams ghee or unsalted butter. can use marj but ghee or butter is best, in that order.
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons castor sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (fresh)
2 beaten eggs
225ml skimmed milk (full cream works but skimmed gives better results)
1. Mix the flour, melted ghee, castor sugar, baking powder and eggs in the bread maker pan.
2. Switch on to dough setting and gradually add milk. To get the right consistency I sometimes temper it with a bit of warm lukewarm water.
3. Let the wonder machine do its thing and have a beer of 4 with your fellow campers and tell a few camping stories. It should take about 1 1/2 hours
Now the time consuming part.
1. divide the mixture into 10 equal size balls. It should be springy and glossy. Keep covered with a dampened tea towel.
2. flour your pastry sheet a little and roll out to a circle about 5 mm thick. Fold in 1/4's like a triangle and re-roll to 2 - 3mm thick but do not roll too hard or you will press all the air out.
3. heat your pan (non stick or cast iron work equally
well though the traditional way is a cast iron one. Put a little oil in the pan and
cook the first one on both sides until very lightly golden. Take it out, tear it up and
check that it is cooked through. Then dip it in the curry. Yummo!
4. By now the pan should be nearly empty of oil. Put the next one in and with a clean tea towel, press the Paratha onto the pan. It will bubble a bit and go crispy in
places.
5. Keep covered in foil until all cooked.
The secret is this - when you think the curry is ready to eat,
cook the Paratha, not the other way round. Also, its a good idea to make the dough (and the curry) at
home and have it for 1st or 2nd night. You can keep the dough in a container in the car fridge or esky, just like pasta dough. But remember it has fresh eggs in it.
ENJOY!!!
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