Classic Indian Roti

INGREDIENTS

Dough:
2 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoon oil
3 tablespoon ghee (Clarified butter)
2 cups boiled water to make a soft dough

Frying:
Frying pan/tawa
2 tablespoon melted ghee (Clarified butter)

METHOD

Dough:
1. Combine flour & salt.
2. Add oil & ghee (Clarified butter) & make a breadcrumb mixture.
3. Add boiled water gradually as flour starts to combine & with a table spoon mix boiled water into the flour. Try not to scald your hands.
4. Knead into a soft pliable dough for 5 minutes.
5. Place in dish to set for half an hour.
6. Roll dough into a large round circle. Spread with melted ghee (Clarified butter), sprinkle with a little flour & roll into a long thin swiss roll.
7. Cut equal portions of dough. The size & amount is your choice.
8. Roll each roti in equal sized circles.

Frying:
1. Heat the pan/tawa to high.
2. Place a roti on the pan, once it starts to bubble up, turn over to cook the other raw side.
3. Brush lightly with ghee (Clarified butter), turn over, fry & again for the 4th time. Toast rotis until well brown. Remove & place in a dish or container lined with wax paper.
4. Repeat the same for all rotis.
5. Serve warm with all curries or side dishes. Enjoy!

INFO & TIPS

Traditional, tasty & tantalizing.
Who does not love a good, soft homemade roti.
We all do! Once you make this you would not settle for anything less! Yum.

POSTED ON

28 May 2017

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