Besan( Black gram flour) mixed with Desi Ghee and adding few dry fruits in that. And adding milk and making it into Seera (liquid) and drinking that little hot helps to release congestion and cures cold and sore throat.
These form the outer covering for the rolls. Knead the dough with milk and little oil or ghee (clarified butter) if it is for the kids, the rolls will come out much softer and stay palatable till their lunch time.
Yes, Indians love rich dishes and desserts, but the truth is that no one eats them regularly. Such foods are reserved for special occasions. Most Indian households cook simple meals. A typical Indian meal consists of rice or rotis, dal, sabzi and yogurt. People who favor non-vegetarian food will usually eat rice or rotis, dal and a chicken or a fish curry. Such staple foods are easy to cook, healthy and easily digestible.
One of the near essentials, ghee is used all over the Indian continent. Basically a clarified butter, ghee has one of the highest smoke points of any oil and is wonderful used for frying because it does not go rancid easily. Once made, ghee can last months if stored in a tightly sealed container, away from heat and light. It can be stored website in the refrigerator, but will need to come to room temperature before use.
A Lachha Paratha is composed of many layers - many more than a normal paratha. Also, the layers here are horizontal as well as vertical, as opposed to only vertical in a normal Paratha. This is made by rolling out a Roti, spreading oil or ghee on the surface and then cutting it into strips. These strips are place one on top of the other and holding the pile by both ends, twisted into a roundish shape. This is then rolled flat and cooked on a griddle. Another way of making this is to make a long cylindrical shape with the dough, coating it with oil and starting from one end, making it into a wheel shape with concentric circles. As with technique #1, this is then rolled flat and cooked on a hot griddle, or in a Tandoor.
To add extra flavors, heat 2 tsp of ghee (clarified butter) in a wok and fry the nuts for a minute. Add the ghee along with the nuts over the cooked dessert.