Parata Roti

Flat Bread

• 2 lb flour
• 1/2 table spoon backing powder(level)
• touch of salt
• 2 cups of water
• 1/2 cup oil
• extra flour for dusting

• Add flour , backing powder and salt into a bowl
• add water little at a time kneeding flour, continue adding water and kneeding until mixture is like a bread dough but just a little sticky
• cut dough and form into a tennis ball(not a ping pong ball) dust if necessary make as many as dough allow,
• using a rolling pin flatten one dough evenly should be about the size of a medium plate and thin as a coin.
• Rub oil on flatten dough , cut from circumference to center, take one cut end and roll to the other end , make into a flattish ball set aside
• repeat with all other tennis size dough.
• Heat a flat non stick pan rub with oil (heat pan on medium to low fire)
• roll one ball flat  as even as possible( do not press the rolling pin , just roll it with a small amount of pressure throughout the dough you may need to flip the dough several times to achieve this , dust when needed
• Place  on heated pan ,brush upper side with oil, cook for 30 seconds, flip cook other side for 30 seconds
• remove , pound lightly in a towel, remove , place flat on a plate
• Repeat this for rest of balls .
• EAT WITH ALMOST ANYTHING BUT IS ESPICALLY GREAT WITH CURRY