Showing posts with label Roti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roti. Show all posts

Sep 4, 2008

Layered Roti

Ingredients
2/1/2 cups wheat flour
salt
thin buttermilk or water.

Method

Knead soft dough with above ingredients.
Make 4 mm thickness round about 6" diameter. Apply 1/2 tsp ghee and spread all over
with fingers.
Fold into half. Press greasy fingers onto it. Fold again to quarter. Press with fingers.
Roll in dry flour. Now roll out again to a triangle about the size of a roti.
Heat griddle (tawa) and place roti on it. Turn to roast other said.
Now put a little ghee on both sides and shallow fry till crisp. Serve hot with any desired
accompaniment.

Feb 21, 2008

Kulcha

Ingredients:
3 cups plain flour
1 tbsp. oil
1 tsp. dry yeast
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 cup warm milk
2 tbsp. curds
salt to taste
more milk for kneading if required

Method:
1.Sprinkle yeast and sugar over warm water.
2. Keep aside for 5 minutes or till frothy.
3. Mix salt and flour, take in a large plate.
4. Make well in centre. Put curds in well.
5. Sprinkle baking powder over curds.
6. Allow to stand for 2-3 minutes.
7. Pour oil, yeast solution, in well and mix gradually.
8. Use milk as required, to make a soft stiff dough.
9. Brush dough will oil. Cover with inverted bowl.
10. Keep aside for 4 hours. Longer if weather is cold.
11.Grease palms well and punch dough till soft and elastic.
12.Cover again and keep aside for 10 minutes.
13. Break of a lump of dough.
14. Roll or pat to a thick round about 6" diam.
15. Roast on hot griddle, or tandoor, till golden spots appear Or shallow fry on griddle.
16. Serve hot with gravied vegetables, dals, etc.

Feb 17, 2008

Stuffed Rice Roti

Ingredients
rice flour -- 3 cups
onions-finely chopped -- 2 (big ones)
green chillies-finely chopped -- 4
carrot-grated -- 1 tbsp
coriander(cilantro)leaves-chopped finely -- 1/2 cup
cumin seeds-coarsely pound -- 2 tsp
salt to taste
water-for mixing -- 1/2 cup to 1 cup
oil for shallow frying

Method
1. Mix all the ingredients above, except the oil, in a mixing bowl. Add enough water to bind all the ingredients together to form one whole mass.
2. Grease a frying pan(or tava) with a little oil.
3. Take a ball of the mixture(as big as a tennis ball) and place it in the middle of the greased frying pan.
4. Flatten the mixture on the pan with your fingers until it is round and flat. Spread a little oil on it.
5. Cover the frying pan with a covering lid and cook it in med-low flame until it is cooked (color changes).
6. Remove the lid and fry it for a couple of minutes.
7. Turn it and fry it on the other side for a few more minutes.
8. Serve hot with salted butter or Mango Achar or coconut chutney.