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Bajra roti.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish, Traditional
Cuisine diabetic friendly, gluten free, Indian, Vegetarian, Winter
Servings 8 rotis

Equipment

  • Rolling pin
  • frying pan
  • Cutting board

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups pearl millet flour Bajra atta. Kambu maav.
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups drinking water

Instructions
 

  • Boil the water and add salt to it.
  • Add the pearl millet flour into a bowl.
  • Add a cup of salted the boiling water to the flour and mix with a ladle.
  • Keep covered for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, knead the dough thoroughly adding a tbsp of water at a time till it forms a smooth nonsticky dough.
  • Keep the dough covered with a moist towel.
  • Pinch of small lime sized balls from the dough and roll it into a smooth ball.
  • Place this ball on a well floured board and pat the disc gently.
  • Turn over gently and pat the dough ( use the video reference) till it is a thin circle.
  • Heat at tawa at medium heat.
  • Place this on a heated tawa ( flat pan), and let it stay for a minute.
  • Flip over gently.
  • Using a moist cloth gently press the roti gently.
  • This helps to cook the millet flour.
  • Flip and cook till blisters appear on the roti.
  • Remove from heat and keep it in a between a teatowels.
  • Serve warm with curry and chutney.
    bajra roti , unleavened pearl millet bread
Keyword Indian breads, Indian vegetarian dinner, Millet recipe
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