How long does Nool Parotta take?

35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.

How many people does Nool Parotta serve?

4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.

Is Nool Parotta vegetarian?

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make Nool Parotta?

500 grams Maida, 1 tbsp Oil, 250 ml Water, 1½ tsp Salt, 2 tsp Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for Nool Parotta?

No, it is cooked in an open pot.

How many calories are in Nool Parotta?

About 569 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Nool Parotta

Name: Nool Parotta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Ingredients: 500 grams Maida; 1½ tsp Salt; 2 tsp Sugar; 250 ml Water; 1 tbsp Oil; 2 tbsp Oil

35 min
not spicy
Serves 4
10 people cooked this

Prep 20 min · Cook 15 min

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8 steps, each one filmed. A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Also known as string parotta · Veg · Breads

Breads Vegan Jain Dairy-free

Nool parotta, a string parotta made by cutting thin oiled maida dough into strips, coiling them and cooking on a tawa. Serves 4, 35 minutes plus rest, video.

Good for: Rainy Day

Ingredients

5 items

4 people

Maida500 grams
Salt1½ tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Water250 ml
Oil3 tbsp

Contains: wheat.

Nutrition

Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per 1 person	All 4 people
Energy	569kcal	2276kcal
Protein	13g	50g
Carbohydrate	97g	389g
Fat	13g	52g
Fibre	3.4g	14g
Sugar	2.6g	10g

Cookd masalas for maida

Method

1
In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt, sugar and water. Combine the flour and mix it to form a dough. Knead the dough for 15 minutes by continuously folding the dough.
MaidaSaltSugarWater
2
Add 1 tbsp of oil on dough and rest for 60 minutes.
Oil
3
Make individual 2-inch dough balls.
4
Add 2 tbsp of oil on the dough balls and rest for 30 minutes.
Oil
5
Take a dough ball and flatten as thin as possible by forming a large circle. Apply oil on the spread dough. Using a knife or a pizza cutter, cut the spread dough vertically with a 2mm gap between each cut.
6
Bring the dough together and form a spiral.
7
Roll the spiralled dough using a pin into a 3-4 inch circle. Heat a Tawa, place the flattened parotta on the Tawa. Add oil. Cook on a medium flame for 2 mins and flip. Cook the other side for 2 mins.
8
By tapping the sides of the parotta right after it is cooked will fluff up the nool parotta. Repeat this for all the Parotta.

Before you start

How long does Nool Parotta take?: 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Nool Parotta serve?: 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Nool Parotta vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Nool Parotta spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Nool Parotta?: 500 grams Maida, 1 tbsp Oil, 250 ml Water, 1½ tsp Salt, 2 tsp Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Nool Parotta?: No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Nool Parotta?: About 569 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

4 notes

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LatchiyaJanuary 2023
made the nool parotta yesterday along with the chicken salna and it was super easy to make and super relaxing, like therapy
Tiger sakthiOctober 2026
Nammadha ,aadhi na when is the next virundhu video
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Rekha SaravananFebruary 2024
🙂👍
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A Cookd cookNovember 2022
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