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Roti - Paratha
Flaky layered roti cooked on a hot bakestone.
Steps
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add enough water to form a smooth soft dough.
- Knead well and leave for 1 hour covered with a damp cloth.
- Knead for second time and divide into four balls (loyah).
- Flour board and roll out dough to size 8 or 9 inches as desired, then spread with ghee and sprinkle with flour.
- Cut dough from centre to edge, roll lightly into a cone shape, press peak of cone into centre and flatten.
- Leave again for 30 min. Sprinkle flour on board and roll out very thin with rolling pin.
- Bake on a moderately hot bake stone (tawah) coating dough with oil on both sides as it cooks.
- Turn on both sides and cook about 1/4 mins. each side.
- Remove from baking stone and hit with wooden palette until flaky or wrap in clean cloth and mash up. Often called “Buss-up-Shut.”






