Indian flatbread or Rotis
Here's how to make Roti in few simple steps. Easy to make homemade Rotis or Indian flatbread with few readily available ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Atta flour or whole meal wheat flour
- 3/4 cup water 75% hydration (best for beginners)
- 3/4 tsp salt about 1% of the flour
Instructions
- Mix the flour and salt.
- Slowly add water and knead until everything comes together.
- Cover and let rest for about 30 mins to let the gluten structures form.
- Poke the dough to check for consistency
- Break out a piece of the dough and roll it out into a round shape.
- Heat a pan on high flame. Cook the flattened circle for a couple of minutes until cooked on both sides.
- If you are working with flame, flip the roti on to the flame. Once its cooked on once sid, flip to cook the other side. It should puff up easily.
- Serve hot and steaming.
Notes
How to make roti without fire stoves? Use a cast iron skillet at 70% heat. Cast Iron skillet will keep the temperature consistent and help the roti puff up.
How to make roti puff up? Make sure you roll out the roti to an even thickness. Most times rotis don't puff up because there are uneven sides to it when you roll out.
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