Halwai June 1, 2024

Ingredients:

• 3 cups – Wheat flour
• 1 tsp – black pepper (freshly ground)
• 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds (coarsely crushed)
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp – ajwain seeds (omum)
• 4 -5 pinches of asafetida
• 1 tbsp – Butter
• salt to taste
• Ghee for shallow frying
• warm Milk to knead dough

Method:

  1. Sieve together flour and salt.
  2. Add all the other ingredients, except ghee and milk.
  3. Mix well. Knead into a soft pliable dough using milk.
  4. Divide dough into 10 parts and roll into thick parathas.
  5. Prick with a fork all over.
  6. Heat griddle, roast on both sides.
  7. Drizzle a little ghee on both sides.
  8. Shallow fry both sides till crisp, and golden spots appear.
  9. Serve hot with dals or vegetables, as desired.

Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi