Firstly, take a bowl, add all-purpose flour/maida, salt, sugar, 2 tbsp oil and mix well.
Additionally, add water as required to knead a soft dough and knead the dough for 5-7 minutes.
Further, cover with a moist cloth and keep aside for at least 2 hours.
After 2 hours, divide the dough into equal balls, grease it with some oil and cover it.
Rest the dough balls for 5-10 more minutes.
After that, take the dough ball and roll it in a small circle of about 2 to 3 inches in diameter.
Transfer the small circle to a plate and apply oil on top of each rolled circle.
Keep stacking the small circle paratha, one on top of the other, and apply oil on top of each rolled circle.
Rest the small circle paratha on the plate for 10 minutes.
Further, grease the working surface with oil.
After that, take a small rolled circle and place it on a flat surface. Roll this small circle paratha into a large paratha and grease some oil.
Method 1 - Start by creating pleats by folding with the help of fingers.
Try to stretch the pleated dough as much as possible.
Now roll the pleated dough like a swiss roll.
Make sure to secure the end by pressing gently.
Method 2 - Start by gathering the dough in one corner and create a spiral.
After that, roll the pleated dough like a swiss roll.
Make sure to secure the end by pressing gently.
Repeat this process with all the remaining small dough circles. Cover with a wet cloth and rest the spirals for five minutes.
Further, take a spiral ball and grease the working surface with oil, and roll the spiral ball into a paratha of 5-6 inches.
Heat a tawa and place the Malabar parotta on a hot tava or griddle.
When one side has partly cooked, flip the Malabar Paratha.
Now drizzle about 1 tsp of oil or clarified butter on the partly cooked part.
After that, flip again and this time this side has to be cooked more than the previous side. You will see brown spots on the Kerala parotta.
Spread some oil or clarified butter on this side too.
Press it down with a spatula.
Flip again once or twice till both the sides of Kerala paratha are cooked properly.
After that, remove the paratha from heat.
Make all Kerala parathas this way.
Finally, your Kerala Parottas or Malabar parathas are ready to be served.
Serve this yummy Kerala Paratha or Malabar Paratha with any Indian Curry, and Sabzi.