Kerala Porotta

Ingredients

Maida : 2 cups
Vegetable Oil / Ghee : 1 tablespoon
Salt  :  1/2 teaspoon
Milk : 1/2 cup
Egg : 1 no
Sugar : 1 tablespoon
Baking powder : 1/4 teaspoon
Luke Warm water : as needed to make the dough

Method

In a bowl mix together maida,salt ,milk,egg,sugar and baking powder.Knead it into a dough by adding enough water.Add oil and knead it again.Cover with a wet muslin cloth and keep it for 1 hour.Divide the dough into 10 equal parts.Apply oil on the balls and cover again with a wet muslin cloth and rest it for 5 minutes.In a flat surface(marble top) apply oil and using a rolling pin roll out the ball to the maximum as thin as possible.The dough may tear in between but don't bother.Apply oil on the rolled out dough.Using both hands make pleates on the rolled out dough starting from one end.Then holding at one end of the pleated dough rotate it like a spiral.Tuck the end of the dough on the underside of the pleated ball.Cover with a damp cloth again and keep it aside .Repeat for other balls.Heat a pan .Roll each piece again into 5 inch circles and place on the heated pan.Cook it under low flame.Turn frequently.Apply oil/ghee.When 3 or 4 porottas are done,layer them on top of eachother hold them between hands and beat the hands together.This is done to separate layers.Don't beat it too hard.Porottas are ready..

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