How long does Parotta take?

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

How many people does Parotta serve?

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

Is Parotta vegetarian?

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make Parotta?

500 grams Maida, 2 tsp Sugar, 300 ml Water, 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil, 1.5 tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for Parotta?

No, it is cooked in an open pot.

How many calories are in Parotta?

About 263 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Parotta

Name: Parotta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Chettinadu, Kerala
Ingredients: 500 grams Maida; 1.5 tsp Salt; 2 tsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil; 2 tbsp Sunflower Oil; As needed Sunflower Oil; 300 ml Water

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Total35 min

Prep20 min

Cook15 min

Serves9

Per serving263 cal

Spicenot spicy

Good for: Party

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12 steps, each one filmed

A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Parotta from a kneaded maida dough, stretched thin, coiled into spirals and cooked on a tawa until layered. Makes 9, 35 minutes plus resting, with video.

Low calorie

94% would make this again17 cooks

Ingredients

6 items

Cooking for9 servings

Maida500 grams
Salt1.5 tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Sunflower Oil3 tbsp
Sunflower OilAs needed
Water300 ml

Contains: wheat.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 9. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per serving	All 9
Energy	263kcal	2367kcal
Protein	5.6g	50g
Carbohydrate	43g	389g
Fat	6.9g	62g
Fibre	1.5g	14g
Sugar	1.1g	9.9g

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Method

1
In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt, sugar and water.
MaidaSaltSugarWater
2
Combine the flour and mix it to form a dough.
3
Knead the dough for 15 minutes by continuously folding the dough.
4
Add 1 tbsp of oil on dough and rest for 60 minutes.
Sunflower Oil
5
Divide the dough and make individual 2-inch dough balls.
6
Add 2 tbsp of oil on the dough balls and rest for 30 minutes.
Sunflower Oil
7
Take a dough ball and flatten as thin as possible by forming a large circle. Apply oil on the spread dough.
Sunflower Oil
8
Gather rolled dough in one corner and make a spiral. Repeat for all the dough balls.
9
Roll the spiralled dough using a pin or flatten it into a 3-4 inch circle using hands.
10
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.
11
By tapping the sides of the parotta right after it is cooked will fluff up the parotta.
12
Repeat this for all the Parotta. Serve it hot.

Before you start

How long does Parotta take?: 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Parotta serve?: 9. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Parotta vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Parotta spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Parotta?: 500 grams Maida, 2 tsp Sugar, 300 ml Water, 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil, 1.5 tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Parotta?: No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Parotta?: About 263 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

9 notes

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NevathikaJuly 2024
I tried your recipe and it came out really well!.. the layers were very soft.. Thanks for the recipe, we loved it!!...🤩
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manimalarJanuary 2024
this is my first try and it came out really good my family loved even without any side dish 💕😅
Keerthana SOctober 2024
Matta 💥
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A Cookd cookJuly 2023
very happy with the outcome. It was so good!
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A Cookd cookFebruary 2023
came out very well....tq
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LatchiyaNovember 2022
hi team, can we use plain flour instead of Maida for the parotta recipe?
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A Cookd cookMarch 2026
actually na enna mistake panne nu theriyala parotta konjam chow chow nu ayiruchu mathabadi ok👍🏽
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Esther Abraham VarugheseMarch 2024
How long can we prep ahead of time? After prepped can we leave on kitchen counter or should it be refrigerated? if I prep in morning can I make it for dinner and it still is good?
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AbhinayaFebruary 2024
I tried parotta recipe from the masterclass video, easy parotta recipe from knead to know sanjana and parotta video of aathi bro.. it was mixed version with all the tips. awesome it was.... nd also tried chicken sapna from cookd... vera level...unable to upload photos from some reasons...