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Published: Sep 27, 2018 · Modified: Nov 27, 2020 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Eggless Veechu Parotta Recipe

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Veechu Parotta, one of the recipes that I have always seen street vendors make with such an ease. Layers of the thinly rolled dough makes this very flaky and delicious flatbread that is a popular street food in Tamil Nadu.

Veechu Parotta With green chillies

Veechu Parotta was the first name that came to my mind when thinking of what to make for letter 'V' for the A to Z International flatbread. I tried not to use any Indian recipe until I get to the part when I have no choice and that time I thought I will use my own cuisine.

Somehow, I was not able to shake off the Veechu parotta from my mind and stuck to it. I have always looked with lot of excitement at all the parotta making people when in a Bus terminal. I used to be so amazed at their rolling and flipping and stretching.

Consider this somewhat similar to the experienced pizza makers who use their hands to show off their skills. The regular parotta is spiral and flaky, whereas this Veechu Parotta is square in shape. Other than the shape, the ingredients and the recipe is pretty much the same.

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Veechu parotta usually has egg in it, but I have used yogurt in the recipe and have made it egg less. The stretching of the dough to make it as thin as possible is a challenge and will take a couple of tries before we get their. It is alright to have tears in the dough as we are going to be folding it up as an envelope and it would not matter.

Veechu parotta uses quite a bit of oil and is not so healthy when made in a regular run. No wonder, the boys loved it because of all the oil that made the parotta very flaky and flavorful.

My Other recipes in the A-Z International Flatbread Series –

A for Aish Baladi

B for Boulanee Katchalu

C for Chickpea Flatbread / Socca

D for Dhal Puri

E for Emirati Khameer 

F for Fruit Focaccia

G for Gozleme

H for Himbasha

I for Indian Fry Bread

J for Janta Roti

K for Ka’ak

L for Lepinja

M for Mahjouba

N for Norwegian Crisp Bread

O for Onion and Poppy Seed Pletzel

P for Pol Roti

Q for Qutab

R for Roomali Roti

S for Samoon

T for Taftan bread

U for Uyghur flatbread

Preparation time - 15 minutes plus about 1 to 2 hours of resting time
Cooking time - 30 minutes
Difficulty level - Intermediate

Veechu Parotta in a black plate with green chillies

Ingredients to make Veechu Parotta - Makes about 12

  • All Purpose flour / Maida - 2 ½ cups
  • Yogurt - 3 TBSP
  • Oil - 3 tablespoon + 3 TBSP
  • Salt  -1 tsp
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Water - as needed to make a dough

Procedure -

  • In a wide bowl, add the flour, salt, sugar, yogurt and 3 tablespoon oil and mix to combine.
  • Slowly add water to make a dough. The dough should be very sticky and very soft.
  • Keep kneading the dough until is is very smooth. The dough will be on the softer and stickier side.
  • Coat with about 1 tablespoon of oil and let the dough rest for at least an hour. The longer it rests, the better it is. I let mine sit for about 3 hours.
Making the dough
  • Divide the dough into 12 equal size balls and pour the remaining 2 tablespoon of oil over the dough balls and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
Splitting dough into 12 parts
  • Working with one ball at a time, roll it, stretch it as thin as possible. Liberally use oil when stretching the dough. We don't use any flour when rolling, just oil all the way.
  • I used the oil that I soaked the dough balls in to roll it out.
  • Now fold the opposite ends to bring it towards the center and then do the same to the other two ends making it a square.
Shaping the dough
  • Cook the parotta on a hot pan until it golden brown on both sides. I did not use any oil when cooking the parotta as it had enough.
Cooking the dough
  • The parotta can get chewier as it sits. So it is preferable to serve it as soon as it is made.
Finished Veechu Parotta with sides
Veechu Parotta | Eggless Veechu Parotta

Veechu Parotta | Eggless Veechu Parotta

Veechu Parotta, one of the recipes that I have always seen street vendors make with such an ease. Layers of the thinly rolled dough makes this very flaky and delicious flatbread that is a popular street food in Tamil Nadu.
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Course: Flatbread, Street Food
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Resting time: 2 hours
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12 flatbread
Calories: 130kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups All Purpose flour / Maida
  • 3 tablespoon Yogurt
  • 3 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Salt 
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Water - as needed to make a dough

Instructions

  • In a wide bowl, add the flour, salt, sugar, yogurt and 3 tablespoon oil and mix to combine.
  • Slowly add water to make a dough. The dough should be very sticky and very soft.
  • Keep kneading the dough until is is very smooth. The dough will be on the softer and stickier side.
  • Coat with about 1 tablespoon of oil and let the dough rest for at least an hour. The longer it rests, the better it is. I let mine sit for about 3 hours.
  • Divide the dough into 12 equal size balls and pour the remaining 2 tablespoon of oil over the dough balls and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
  • Working with one ball at a time, roll it, stretch it as thin as possible. Liberally use oil when stretching the dough. We don't use any flour when rolling, just oil all the way.
  • I used the oil that I soaked the dough balls in to roll it out.
  • Now fold the opposite ends to bring it towards the center and then do the same to the other two ends making it a square.
  • Cook the parotta on a hot pan until it golden brown on both sides. I did not use any oil when cooking the parotta as it had enough.
  • The parotta can get chewier as it sits. So it is preferable to serve it as soon as it is made.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Sowmya says

    October 23, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    5 stars
    Amazing that you achieved that thin stretchy dough....reminds me of those Veechu Parottas that I have marvelled at! Awesome Sandhya!! Kudos to you!

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  2. Padmajha PJ says

    October 23, 2018 at 5:03 am

    5 stars
    Veechu parotta is so famous here that even the small road side eateries have them on their menu.Yes, they are so oily and I get a tummy pain just seeing the amount of oil they use.But it does make it tasty and flaky! Your eggless version looks so nice Sandhya.

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  3. code2cook says

    October 22, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    5 stars
    veechu paratha looking great, I too wanted to make it. feeling hungry to see yours platter. nice pick with letter V.

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  4. Srivalli Jetti says

    October 16, 2018 at 6:57 am

    Awesome pick and yes I too did the same, the second round though..heheeh..you have got this done so thin and flaky Sandhya..

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  5. Renu says

    October 15, 2018 at 9:24 am

    5 stars
    Excellent pick for the letter V and beautifully explained. This would sure taste yum with some spicy curry.

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  6. Mayuri Patel says

    October 14, 2018 at 12:43 pm

    5 stars
    This flatbread looks so soft and flaky at the same time. I had come across the recipe but a Sri Lankan version where it was folded several times to produce more layers.

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  7. preeti garg says

    October 05, 2018 at 6:59 am

    Great pick with V and unique bread for me.. Love the addition of curd in dough.

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  8. Vaishali Sabnani says

    October 04, 2018 at 6:06 am

    This flatbread has been introduced to me in this marathon , strange I have never spotted it on the South streets .

    The bread looks excellent , very flaky and my my .. you have rolled it so thin . A must try , and I shall not wait for any marathon for this .

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  9. M.Gayathri Raani says

    October 04, 2018 at 5:56 am

    I love this veechu parotta than the regular round ones. And even I used to love watching the parotta masters while sitting in the bus. It was such a memorable period. Though these are not good for health, we surely love to indulge.

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  10. harini says

    October 02, 2018 at 7:08 pm

    5 stars
    I can see how thin the dough has been stretched. They look perfectly made, Sandhya. kudos to you.

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  11. Priya Suresh says

    September 30, 2018 at 3:21 am

    Amazing parottas there, how beautiful and dangerously addictive they looks. Ages i have these sort of parottas, would love to have those flaky parottas with some rich gravy for my lunch today.

    Reply

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