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Jolada Rotti Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup jowar flour
  • salt to taste
  • 1½ cup water (hot water)

Instructions

  1. firstly, boil the water. when the water begin to boil add some salt and sprinle 1 tsp of jowar flour.
  2. now turn off the flame and add rest of the flour to this boiling water
  3. mix it with wooden spoon or any spoon. (water will be very hot)
  4. allow it cool little. when it is still warm knead with your hand.
  5. the dough should be soft like chapati dough. if the dough is hard you can sprinkle some water and knead well.
  6. make equally sized small balls out of the dough.
  7. dust the rolling surface. make sure there isn’t any trace of water.
  8. dip the dough in the flour and flatten it by pressing uniformly.
  9. start patting thinly with your hand. use flour if needed.
  10. it requires a lot practise to get it thin.
  11. if you are unable to pat thinly, you can also roll like chapathi using chapathi roller.
  12. put the flattened dough onto the hot tawa.
  13. now dip a cloth in water and start wiping off the roti from top removing excess dough.
  14. wait until the water evaporates then flip it to the other side.
  15. press gently with the cloth to pluff. now remove it from the tava and serve hot.
  16. enjoy the jolada rotti with ennegai or dry garlic chutney.

Step-by-step

1
firstly, boil the water. when the water begin to boil add some salt and sprinle 1 tsp of jowar flour. jolada rotti
2
now turn off the flame and add rest of the flour to this boiling water jolada rotti
3
mix it with wooden spoon or any spoon. (water will be very hot) jolada rotti
4
allow it cool little. when it is still warm knead with your hand. jolada rotti
5
the dough should be soft like chapati dough. if the dough is hard you can sprinkle some water and knead well. jolada rotti
6
make equally sized small balls out of the dough. jolada rotti
7
dust the rolling surface. make sure there isn’t any trace of water. jolada rotti
8
dip the dough in the flour and flatten it by pressing uniformly. jolada rotti
9
start patting thinly with your hand. use flour if needed. jolada rotti
10
it requires a lot practise to get it thin. jolada rotti
11
if you are unable to pat thinly, you can also roll like chapathi using chapathi roller. jolada rotti
12
put the flattened dough onto the hot tawa. jolada rotti
13
now dip a cloth in water and start wiping off the roti from top removing excess dough. jolada rotti
14
wait until the water evaporates then flip it to the other side. jolada rotti
15
press gently with the cloth to pluff. now remove it from the tava and serve hot. jolada rotti
16
enjoy the jolada rotti with ennegaior dry garlic chutney. jolada rotti

Notes

  • boiling water is very important.
  • kneading is must to have to have soft thin rotti.