Makka Paratha Recipe | Makai Paratha Recipe | Makki Paratha Recipe | Maize Flour Flatbread Recipe
Makka Paratha Recipe is a very tasty and delicious Paratha Recipe that is easy to make and goes very well with any Dry Sabzi or Curry Sabzi. Makai Parathas are popular Indian flatbreads originally from the land of Punjab. During the winter season, the combination of “Sarson da Saag and Makke di roti” is one of the favourite food throughout north India.
Servings 6
Calories 123kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cup Makai ka Atta or Makka Atta or Maize atta or Corn Meal
- ½ cup Oil (to cook the parathas)
- ½ tsp Salt (or adjust as per taste)
- 1 cup Water (or as required)
Instructions
- Firstly, add makki atta or maize flour in a parat and add salt.
- Add a little lukewarm water at a time and mix it with makke ka atta in a rotating motion from the center of the bowl to outward until it forms a dough and it cleans the sides of the bowl.
- If the dough becomes sticky then add more makka flour or if the dough is dry then add some water.
- Further, knead the dough for a few minutes until the dough becomes firm and smooth, with just the right rolling consistency.
- Knead the dough for a few seconds again (as per the video) to make a ball.
- Make dough balls, shaping them into a ball and flattening them slightly with your palm.
- Sprinkle some makke ka atta on the rolling board or chakla. Then place the dough ball on the rolling board.
- After that sprinkle some maize flour (makka atta) on the dough ball also.
- Prepare round paratha by patting the dough ball on a rolling board with your hands. First, flatten the dough using your palm, and then roll it into a neat paratha using the rolling pin.
- You can also roll the dough ball by keeping it in between 2 sheets of polythene.
- Now pick the paratha, pat it in between your hands to shake off the excess flour, and place it on the hot Tawa.
- In about 30 seconds (approx.) the little bubble will start appearing, with the help of a spatula turn the paratha over to the other side and cook for a few seconds.
- Drizzle some oil over the paratha and with the spatula spread evenly, and then turn it over to another side.
- This time this side has to be cooked more than the previous side. you will see brown spots on the makai paratha.
- Drizzle some oil and cook with the help of spatula press down in a circular motion gently all over the surface of the paratha on both the sides to make it crispy.
- Keep flipping the makki paratha back and forth a few times for 2 to 3 minutes or until both sides become light brown and you have the desired crispness take the paratha off the griddle.
- Finally, serve hot and delicious makka paratha or makai paratha with dhaba style aloo curry, sukhi arbi sabzi and sarson ka saag.