Makki Di Roti | Makai Roti | Roti Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4-5 rotis
- 1 Cup makki ka atta/maize flour
- Salt to taste
- ¼ Tsp red chilli powder
- 1 small pinch black pepper powder
- 1 Tbsp desi ghee
- ¼ Tsp ajwain/om kaalu/carom seeds (optional)
- Oil to roast rotis
- In a bowl take makai ka atta/maize flour
- Sprinkle salt to taste
- Optionally season with red chilli powder, black pepper powder
- Add ghee
- Mix very well, mixture looks like coarse crumbs
- Make a well in the centre and pour ¼ Cup hot water
- Slowly mix well with a spatula or spoon
- Add little more room temperature water and start lightly kneading
- The mixture comes together
- Knead into a round ball and apply ghee
- Sprinkle some ajwain and mix the dough, let it rest for half an hour
- To make rotis, apply some oil on butter paper
- Pinch a ball from the dough, pat it on the butter paper into a thin roti
- Apply oil and make rotis on a hot tawa
- When both sides are cooked, makki di roti is ready
- Serve hot with palak saag or sarson ka saag!
You can make the rotis plain, just season with salt, and make makki di roti
Maize flour should be fresh for soft rotis
You can also pat small rotis by hand and then put them directly on tawa
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/makki-di-roti/
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