Breads & Rotis

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  1. krishnaamma

    krishnaamma Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    Sago (Saboodana) Roti


    Ingredients:

    potato 1 (big sized)
    sago 1 cup
    green chillies 4 (finely chopped)
    coriander (finely chopped) a small bunch
    roasted and coarsely powdered peanuts
    salt to taste

    Method

    Wash the sago with water and drain it. Keep it moist for 3 hours.
    When ready to make the roti.
    Peel potato and grate it.
    Then add chilies, coriander, salt, peanuts and mix well.
    Then add sago to the mixture. Add water if necessary.
    The consistency of the mixture should be such that it can be patted on a tawa
    Then take a ball of mixture and pat it on a plastic sheet and transfer it to the hot tawa.
    Then pour some oil around and cover it and heat until the bottom of roti turns golden brown.
    Turn the roti and repeat the same.
    Serve this hot with Coconut chutney.

     
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    Ragi Roti

    Ingredients

    ragi flour - to make the dough.
    fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup.(optional)
    coriander - 1 bunch (cleaned and finely chopped).
    onions - 4 (finely chopped).
    curry leaves - finely chopped.
    4 -6 green chilies - finely chopped
    salt to taste.
    sugar - little.
    water.


    Method

    In a big bowl put ragi flour, coconut, onions, curry leaves, green chilies, coriander leaves, and salt
    Add some water and mix properly .This dough should be like chapathi dough.
    Set aside for some time.
    Put some oil on tava.
    Take a plastic sheet or green plantain leaf, take a ball of dough and make roti.
    Replace roti on the tawa.
    Apply oil around the roti and bake at low flame till it is done.
    Eat the ragi roti with delicious pudina chutney.
    Good for sugar patients.

     
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    Missi Roti

    Ingredients

    1 cup besan (gram flour)
    1 cup atta (whole wheat flour)
    2 tbsp oil or ghee
    1 tbsp kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp red chilly powder.
    1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
    a pinch of asafetida
    a pinch of turmeric powder


    Method

    Mix all the ingredients. Add enough water to make dough of rolling consistency.

    Cover it and keep aside for half an hour.

    Make small balls and roll them slightly thicker than the usual chapati.

    Cook on hot tawa with or without oil or in a hot tandoor.


     
  4. geeth

    geeth Senior IL'ite

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    Hi friends,
    can anyone tell me how to make romali roti at home as thin and soft as they do in hotels. i searched the thread to get this recipe and did nt find out. so i am posting this question here. I tried at home but it did not come out as soft to fold it like a kerchief....

    geetha
     
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    leka_praju New IL'ite

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    May i know why we add curd for making Naan.
     
  6. krishnaamma

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    that will give softness for the dough :)
     

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