Hawkins FUTURA TAVA, Instruction Manual

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Paratha (Layered Unleavened Bread)
Yield
16 cm diameter paratha : 12
18 cm diameter paratha : 10
20 cm diameter paratha :
8
22 cm diameter paratha : 6
5 cups / 500 g sifted wheat flour
1 tsp / 5 ml salt (optional)
1 3
/
4
cups / 420 ml
water
1
/
2
cup + 2 tbsp / 150 g ghee
1. Mix flour, salt and 1 cup/240 ml water. Add enough of remaining
water ( 3
/
4
cup/180 ml), 2 tbsp/30 ml at a time, mixing after each
addition, till dough forms a soft ball (stop adding water before dough
becomes wet and sticky). Knead till dough is smooth and elastic (about
2 minutes). Keep covered with a damp cloth about 30 minutes.
2.
Rub hands with a little ghee. Knead dough briefly. Make the number
and size of balls as required:
•
For 16 cm paratha : 12 balls about 1 1
/
2
inch/3.8 cm in diameter
•
For 18 cm paratha : 10 balls about 1 5
/
8
inch/4.3 cm in diameter
•
For 20 cm paratha : 8 balls about 1 3
/
4
inch/4.5 cm in diameter
•
For 22 cm paratha : 6 balls about 2
1
/
4
inch/5.4 cm in diameter.
Keep covered with a damp cloth.
3. On a floured board, roll a ball of dough into a flat round (see page
5 para 16) and spread ghee all over the top surface of the round as
required:
•
For 16 cm paratha : a round 6 1
/
2
inch/16 cm in diameter; spread
1
/
2
tsp/2.5 ml ghee
•
For 18 cm paratha : a round 7 1
/
4
inch/18 cm in diameter; spread
1
/
2
tsp/2.5 ml ghee
•
For 20 cm paratha : a round 8 inch/20 cm in diameter; spread
3
/
4
tsp/3.8 ml ghee
•
For 22 cm paratha : a round 8 3
/
4
inch/22 cm in diameter; spread
3
/
4
tsp/3.8 ml ghee.
4. Starting at one edge, tightly roll up round (Figure A). Each time a
turn is completed, pat the top of the rolled-up portion from the centre
outward to the edges with fingers (Figure B). With palms of both hands
roll back and forth (Figure C) till extended as required:
•
For 16 cm paratha : to 8 inch/20 cm long
•
For 18 cm paratha : to 9 inch/22.5 cm long
•
For 20 cm paratha : to 10 inch/25 cm long
•
For 22 cm paratha : to 11 inch/27.5 cm long.
Wind around one end into a flat coil (Figure D). Put free end over centre
top of coil (Figure E). Press down free end gently. Flatten coil slightly.
5. Make remaining balls into rounds and coils in the same way as given
in step 3 and step 4 . Keep covered with a damp cloth.
Figure A
Figure D
Figure E
Figure C
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Figure B