Bun Parotta
Also known as Madurai Bun Parotta, Fluffy Bun Parotta · Veg + Egg · Breads, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
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14 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Madurai bun parotta: soft egg and milk maida dough stretched thin, coiled high and cooked on a tawa until fluffy. Serves 4, 35 minutes plus resting, video.
Ingredients
8 itemsEggs1
Water1 cup
Salt1.5 tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Sunflower Oil3 tbsp
Sunflower OilAs Needed
Milk2 tbsp
Maida500 grams
Contains: milk, egg, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 614kcal | 2456kcal |
| Protein | 14g | 58g |
| Carbohydrate | 98g | 391g |
| Fat | 17g | 68g |
| Fibre | 3.4g | 14g |
| Sugar | 3g | 12g |
Cookd masalas for maida
Method
- 1
In a bowl, combine Egg, Milk, Water, Salt and Sugar. Mix well until all the ingredients are incorporated together.
EggsWaterSaltSugarMilk
- 2
In another kneading bowl, take the maida and add the wet mixture prepared above and mix to form a dough.
Maida
- 3
Continue to knead the dough for 15 mins until the dough is very soft and stretchy.
- 4
Add 1 tbsp oil on top of the dough to prevent it from drying and cover the bowl with a cloth. Rest the dough for a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 5 hours.
Sunflower Oil
- 5
Make individual 2-inch dough balls.
- 6
Add 2 tbsp of oil on the dough balls and rest for another 30 minutes.
Sunflower Oil
- 7
Take a dough ball and flatten thin by using a rolling pin. Apply oil on the spread dough.
- 8
Using both your hands, spin the dough in a circular motion to make it thin. Fold the dough vertically and roll it sidewise. Turn the dough sideways to make it a spiralled dough about 3 inches in height.
- 9
Gently flatten the dough using your palms into a 4 inch circle.
- 10
Take a dough ball and flatten thin by using a rolling pin. Apply oil on the spread dough.
- 11
Flatten it further as thin as possible using a rolling pin, by rolling it into a large circle. Apply some oil again and fold the dough vertically and roll it sidewise. Turn the dough sideways to make it a spiralled dough about 3 inches in height.
- 12
Gently flatten the dough using your palms into a 4 inch circle.
- 13
Add some oil on the tawa, place the gently flattened parotta and cook on a medium high heat for 2 minutes and flip. Continue cooking on the other side for another 2 minutes.
Sunflower Oil
- 14
Remove from heat and tap on the side of the parotta to fluff it up and to resemble a bun.
Before you start
- How long does Bun Parotta take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Bun Parotta serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Bun Parotta vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Bun Parotta spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Bun Parotta?
- 500 grams Maida, 1 Eggs, 2 tbsp Milk, 1 cup Water, 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil, 1.5 tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Bun Parotta?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Bun Parotta?
- About 614 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- D
DAISON MANICKAMMarch 2024
water quantity say in ml
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