Monday, January 3, 2011

carrot roti

carrot roti
Ingredients:

1/2 of a medium onion or 1 very small onion
3/4 cup of carrots cut into small pieces
1 inch piece of ginger cut into pieces
2 tsp oil
1 1/2 cup wheat flour
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp chili powder
salt to taste
A little oil or ghee to cook the chapatti's/roti's

1.Heat oil in a pan,put in the onions and ginger and saute until onions are transparent

2.Add the carrots and a little salt and a little water and cook until the carrots are soft.

3.Cool this and puree in a blender until smooth.This yields about 1 cup of pureed mixture.

4.In a large pan put in the wheat flour.Add to this cumin seeds,chili powder and salt.

5.Add the pureed onion carrot ginger mixture to it.Without adding water initially mix in the
puree into the dough and gather together to make a soft pliable dough.

6.If required add very little water and mix to form soft dough.Keep the dough covered for at
least 15 minutes.

7.Make lemon sized balls from the dough and roll it out.

8.Heat a skillet /griddle and cook the chapatti on each side applying a little oil or ghee.

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