White and brown rotie recipe (03.04.14)

White Roti

2 cups flour
½ tsp salt
Pinch of sugar
2 tblsp ghee/oil
1 cup boiling water

Method:

Mix everything together and knead dough til nice and smooth. Leave dough to rest for at least 1/2 an hour or more. Divide dough into 4 balls, roll out the size of a side plate, brush roti with melted ghee/oil and sprinkle with flour. Fold and shape into a round. Now roll out roti to size of a dinner plate. Put on hot tawa, turning it over every now and then till lightly freckled, brush with ghee on either side till roti is lovely golden brown colour

*electric frying pans are ideal for making rotis

Brown Roti

1 cup white flour
1 cup nutty wheat flour
½ tsp salt
Pinch of sugar
2 tblsp ghee/oil
1 cup boiling water

Method same as white roti

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