Paratha Roti (Buss-up Shirt):
Recipe serves 4

4 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 oz margarine, butter or ghee
1 3/4 cups water

What tuh do?
1.  Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl for mixing
2.  Add enough water to form a smooth soft dough
3.  Knead and leave for about 1/2 hour, covered with a damp cloth
4.  Knead again, then divide dough into 4 balls
5.  Flour kneading area and roll dough into ~8" circles
6.  Spread liberally, margarine/butter/ghee over dough and sprinkle w/ flour
7.  Cut dough from the centre to edge.
8.  Roll dough tightly into a cone shape, then press peak of cone into centre and flatten
9.  Leave again for 1/2 hour.
10. Sprinkle flour on kneading area and roll out till very thin
11. Bake on a moderately hot tawah (large skillet if you don't have one), coating dough on both sides with oil as it cooks
12. Turn on both sides and cook about 1 1/2 minutes on each side
13. Remove from tawah and hit with wooden palette until flaky

 

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