Makai ki Roti (Corn Meal Flat Bread)
Yield
14 cm diameter
roti
:
12
16 cm diameter
roti
:
9
18 cm diameter
roti
:
7
20 cm diameter
roti
:
6
4 cups / 400 g
corn meal
2
1
/
4
cups / 540 ml
water
1
/
2
cup +
1
/
4
tsp / 120 g
ghee
1.
Start this step only when ready to cook. Mix corn meal and
1
1
/
2
cups/360 ml water. Add enough of remaining water (
3
/
4
cup/
180 ml), 2 tbsp/30 ml at a time, mixing after each addition, till dough
forms a soft ball. Make the number and size of balls as required:
•
For 14 cm
roti
:
12 balls about 1
3
/
4
inch/4.5 cm in diameter
•
For 16 cm
roti
:
9 balls about 2 inch/5 cm in diameter
•
For 18 cm
roti
:
7 balls about 2
1
/
4
inch/5.5 cm in diameter
•
For 20 cm
roti
:
6 balls about 2
1
/
2
inch/6 cm in diameter.
Keep covered with a damp cloth.
2.
On a well floured board, roll a ball of dough lightly. Dust rolling pin
from time to time to avoid sticking. Seal cracks by pinching edges and
continue rolling into a flat round as required:
•
For 14 cm
roti
:
a
round 5
1
/
2
inch/14 cm in diameter
•
For 16 cm
roti
:
a
round 6
1
/
2
inch/16 cm in diameter
•
For 18 cm
roti
:
a
round 7
1
/
4
inch/18 cm in diameter
•
For 20 cm
roti
:
a
round 8 inch/20 cm in diameter.
3.
Heat tava on medium heat as follows:
•
For the 22 cm tava: 1
1
/
2
minutes
•
For the 24 cm tava: 2
1
/
2
minutes
•
For the 26 cm tava: 3 minutes
•
For the 28 cm tava: 3 minutes.
Spread
1
/
4
tsp/1.3 ml ghee on tava all over the area where the
roti
round
will be placed.
4.
Put one hand over round and tip board till round drops onto open
palm. (If round sticks to the board, ease round using broad spatula and
tip board in the same way.)
5.
Put round on tava. Cook till underside has golden brown patches (about
2 minutes; the first
roti
takes about 3 minutes). Turn over with a broad
spatula. Cook 2 minutes. Turn over. Continue cooking, following steps
2 to 8 of
How to Cook
Paratha
on page 6 except, for the following
roti
sizes, each time spread ghee as required (instead of
1
/
2
tsp/2.5 ml ghee):
•
For 18 cm
roti
:
spread
3
/
4
tsp/3.5 ml ghee
•
For 20 cm
roti
:
spread 1 tsp/5 ml ghee.
6.
Roll out and cook remaining balls in the same way except do
not spread ghee on tava. Roll out each ball shortly before cooking
(while another round is on tava). Serve hot, accompanied with hot
sarson ka saag.
•
10
Paneer Tikki (Cottage Cheese Cutlets)
Yield:
20
tikki
9
1
/
2
cups / 2.3 litres
whole milk
3 tbsp + 1 tsp / 50 ml
lemon juice
2
slices
bread
(each 3
1
/
4
inch x 3
1
/
4
inch x
3
/
8
inch
/ 8 cm x 8 cm x 1 cm)
1
cup
/ 240 ml
water
2
tbsp
/ 30 ml
cornflour
1 small (2
1
/
2
oz / 75 g)
onion
finely chopped
1
/
4
cup / 60 ml
coriander leaves
chopped
2
green chillies
finely chopped
1
1
/
2
tsp / 7.5 ml
salt
1
/
4
tsp / 1.3 ml
pepper
1 tbsp + 2 tsp / 25 ml
vegetable oil
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