Rotis, Paranthas
Ajwain Ki Roti
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Craving some zing to normal rotis, add a little ajwain, it packs some spice plus its good in the winter since ajwain is warming. 😊
Ingredients:
1 tsp ajwain
4-5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta ,salt, chilli powder, ajwain , oil in a bowl, add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the balls into rotis and cook on a tawa
Eat with plain dahi or any sabzi
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better!
Enjoy!
Aloo ke Paranthe
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Love aloo ke paranthe, with a dollop of home made butter and a katori of home made dahi and some achaar. 😊
Ingredients:
5, 6 medium sized aloo's/potatoes
Finely minced dhaniya
4-5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp corriander powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Add 4-5 potatoes in a pressure cooker and add enough water to submerge the potatoes .
Close the lid , put the whistle and keep on gas on high flame.
Once the whistle goes off , keep on medium flame for 10-12 mins
In the meantime make the dough/atta
Add atta in a bowl, add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
Once the steam in the cooker comes out you can open the pressure cooker.
Remove the potato skins and mash the potatoes with a potato masher
Add salt, chilly powder, corriander powder and chaat masala to the potatoes
Add finely minced dhaniya as well and mix well
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the balls to a small size, now take a ball of the potato mixture and place ontop of the rolled out dough
There should be about 2 inches of dough that is rolled on all sides that is not covered with the potato mixture
Now lift the dough sides and close on top and pinch them all together.
Now use some dry flour and roll the stuffed dough into a roti
Once the roti has been rolled to about 9-10 inches you can cook on hot tawa like a normal roti
While cooking you can use oil/ghee on both sides.
After the roti is well cooked transfer to a plate, add a dollop of home made/store bought butter
Eat with achaar and or home made dahi
Tip: You can add finely cut onions to the potato mixture as well. It gives a very good taste
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better!
Enjoy!
Cheeni Ki Roti
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Have a craving for sweet and there a no sweets at home, just try these cheeni ki rotis and it will satisfy your sweet tooth . Eat with fresh cream. Is this a roti or is it a dessert? Maybe both?😊
Ingredients:
2-3 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
1-2 cups water
2 cups of caster sugar
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta in a bowl, add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the balls to a small size, now take a 3-4 tbsp of sugar and place ontop of the rolled out dough
There should be about 2 inches of dough that is rolled on all sides that is not covered with the sugar
Now lift the dough sides and close on top and pinch them all together.
Now use some dry flour and roll the stuffed dough into a roti
Once the roti has been rolled to about 9-10 inches you can cook on hot tawa like a normal roti
While cooking you can use oil/ghee on both sides.
After the roti is well cooked transfer to a plate, add a dollop of fresh cream
Tip: Use caster sugar instead of fine sugar, it tastes better
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better!
Enjoy!
Dhaniye ki Roti
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 10-15 mins
Prep Time : 40 mins
Cool Time : NA
Healthy dhaniya parantha's for lunch/dinner make the meal wholesome. Mix it up and keep it interesting😊
Ingredients:
2 bunches of dhaniya/corriander leaves
5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp red chilli powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Here you can use the whole dhaniya including stems, just discard the ends unless the stems is very thick.
Cut the dhaniya leaves+stems finely
Wash well to remove any mud
Now add salt , water , olive oil to the finely cut dhaniya
Mix well, add water and knead to form a dough
Knead well till dough comes together and is not sticky
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the dough into rounds and cook them on a tawa
Tip: You can add finely cut onions to the rotis as well. It gives a very good taste
Tip: You can make enough atta/dough and store in a finely closed container in the fridge and use the next day as well.
Enjoy with hot sabzi!
Gobi Ke Paranthe
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Love gobi ke paranthe, with a dollop of home made butter and a katori of home made dahi and some achaar. 😊
Ingredients:
1 whole gobi/cauliflower
Finely minced dhaniya
4-5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp corriander powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta in a bowl, add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
Grate the gobi by hand or in a food processor
Add salt, chilly powder, corriander powder and chaat masala to the grated gobi
Add finely minced dhaniya as well and mix well
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the balls to a small size, now take a ball of the gobi mixture and place ontop of the rolled out dough
There should be about 2 inches of dough that is rolled on all sides that is not covered with the gobi mixture
Now lift the dough sides and close on top and pinch them all together.
Now use some dry flour and roll the stuffed dough into a roti
Once the roti has been rolled to about 9-10 inches you can cook on hot tawa like a normal roti
While cooking you can use oil/ghee on both sides.
After the roti is well cooked transfer to a plate, add a dollop of home made/store bought butter
Eat with achaar and or home made dahi
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better!
Tip: Cook the rotis on low flame since the gobi is raw. The gobi will get cooked better
Enjoy!
Jowar ki Roti
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Jowar ki rotis are packed with fiber and protein and are low in carbs, gluten free and taste good as well . This is an excellent roti for weight loss😊
Ingredients:
1 cup jowar ka atta
1 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
Ghee for the rotis
Steps:
Take 1 cup of water in a sauce pan, and place on medium heat and add the oil for atta and salt
Once water is boiled add the jowar atta and mix well, it will come together
Turn off the stove and cover with a lid till cook
Once its cooled , knead well
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins
Now make rotis like with a rolling pin taking care that they dont break
Transfer on a tawa and brush with water and cook on both sides
Remove from stove and brush liberally with ghee
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better and you cannot store this atta!
Enjoy!
Makki ki Roti
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 10-15 mins
Prep Time : 40 mins
Cool Time : NA
Makki ki roti , sarson ka saag is a true punjabi delicacy and my family just loves these rotis😊
Ingredients:
2 cup corn flour/makki ka atta
1/2 mooli finely grated
1/2 tsp salt
optional add mooli greens
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Finely grate the mooli and remove all the water
Add salt, finely grated and makki ka atta in a bowl,
Add enough water to knead the atta till it comes together
Let is rest for 30 mins
You can roll the roti on a chakla with a rolling pin
gently pick it up and cook on heated tawa
Put water with a bounty sheet on either side , this will prevent the rotis from breaking
Cook with ghee or oil if looking for a healthier version
Enjoy with sarson ka saag and achaar
This atta cannot be stored so just make enough for that dinner
Enjoy with hot sabzi!
Methi ki Roti
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 10-15 mins
Prep Time : 40 mins
Cool Time : NA
Healthy methi parantha's for lunch/dinner make the meal wholesome. Mix it up and keep it interesting😊
Ingredients:
2 bunches of methi
5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp red chilli powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Remove the methi leaves from the stems, discard the stems.
Cut the methi leaves finely
Wash well to remove any mud
Now add salt , water , olive oil to the methi leaves
Mix well, add water and knead to form a dough
Knead well till dough comes together and is not sticky
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the dough into rounds and cook them on a tawa
Tip: You can add finely cut onions to the rotis as well. It gives a very good taste
Tip: You can make enough atta/dough and store in a finely closed container in the fridge and use the next day as well.
Enjoy with hot sabzi!
Missi Roti
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Love Mooli ke paranthe, with a dollop of home made butter and a katori of home made dahi and some achaar. 😊
Ingredients:
1 cup besan
2 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
1-2 cups water
1 tsp salt
1/3 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp corriander powder
1 tsp ajwain
1 tsp jeera roasted and ground
1 tsp anaar daana (dried pomegranate seeds)
1 bunch of finely minced dhaniya
1/2 onion finely minced
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Mince onions and dhaniya finely
Add all the ingredients to the atta and make the dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the balls to a small size and roll them with a rolling pin
Once the roti has been rolled to about 9-10 inches you can cook on hot tawa like a normal roti
While cooking you can use oil/ghee on both sides.
After the roti is well cooked transfer to a plate, add a dollop of home made/store bought butter
Eat with achaar and or home made dahi
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better!
Enjoy!
Mooli Ke Paranthe
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Love Mooli ke paranthe, with a dollop of home made butter and a katori of home made dahi and some achaar. 😊
Ingredients:
2-3 mooli's/white radish
4-5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp corriander powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta in a bowl, add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
Skin the radish and grate it by hand or in a food processor
The radish has a lot of water so make sure that you squeeze out all the water from the grated mooli
Add salt, chilly powder, corriander powder and chaat masala to the mooli and mix well
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the balls to a small size, now take a ball of the mooli mixture and place on top of the rolled out dough
There should be about 2 inches of dough that is rolled on all sides that is not covered with the mooli mixture
Now lift the dough sides and close on top and pinch them all together.
Now use some dry flour and roll the stuffed dough into a roti
Once the roti has been rolled to about 9-10 inches you can cook on hot tawa like a normal roti
While cooking you can use oil/ghee on both sides.
After the roti is well cooked transfer to a plate, add a dollop of home made/store bought butter
Eat with achaar and or home made dahi
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better!
Tip: Cook the rotis on low flame since the mooli is raw. The mooli will get cooked better
Tip: If you put salt and keep the mooli mixture for too long it will again get very wet and the roti will break up so make the rotis fast
Enjoy!
Naan
Total Time : 2 hour
Cook Time : 10-15 mins
Prep Time : 20 mins
Cool Time : NA
Love Mooli ke paranthe, with a dollop of home made butter and a katori of home made dahi and some achaar. 😊
Ingredients:
1/2 cup yogurt/dahi
2 cups of all purpose flour/maida
1 tsp salt
2 tsp caster sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
2 Tbsp Butter for brushing
2 cloves of garlic
Some coriander/dhania
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta in a bowl, yogurt, salt, sugar, baking soda and baking powder and make a dough
Add water/dough to make sure that the dough is nor over moist
Cover the dough and rest for an hour
Prepare the butter - grate the garlic, mince coriander and add to melted butter, keep aside for brushing
After the dough is rested divide it into 8-10 even parts
Take each piece on a floured surface and form kind of an oval
You can either make the naans in a tandoor , oven or stove top
To bake in oven preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
Line the baking sheet and bake each side for 4-5 mins till golden brown
After you take it out of the oven, brush the naan with the prepared butter
Enjoy with mutter paneer , channa masala.
Enjoy!
Phulkas
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Nothing like plain phulkas to eat with dal and sabzi. You can put some ghee on top 😊
Ingredients:
4-5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
Ghee
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta in a bowl , add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the better the phulkas turn out
Now roll the atta like rotis
Cook on hot tawa
If made right the rotis will fluff up like pooris
You can add some ghee on top
Eat with dal and sabzi
Enjoy!
Pooris
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Eat Pooris with aloo or channa or with halwa. 😊
Ingredients:
1 tsp ajwain
4-5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
1/2 cup sooji
2-3 cups water
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup of olive oil/vegetable for atta
Oil for deep frying
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta, ajwain , sooji, salt , 1/2 cup oil in a bowl
Add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the better the pooris turn out
Add 8-10 cup of oil to a wok/kadhai on high heat for frying
Wait till oil is sufficient hot, you can check the oil temperature by adding a small piece of dough, if it rises to the top immediately then the oil is hot enough
Now roll the atta like rotis but make sure to use oil for rolling and not dry flour
Add the rolled out pooris into the wok and fry on both sides till golden brown
Enjoy with halwa, aloo or chaane ki sabzi.
Enjoy!
Pyaaz Ke Paranthe
Total Time : 1 hour
Cook Time : 20-30 mins
Prep Time : 30 mins
Cool Time : NA
Love pyaaz ke paranthe, with a dollop of home made butter and a katori of home made dahi and some achaar. 😊
Ingredients:
2-3 white onions
4-5 cups of whole wheat/multigrain atta
2-3 cups water
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp corriander powder
4-5 tsps of olive oil for atta
Oil for cooking
Steps:
Make the dough/atta
Add atta in a bowl, add cool water and knead to make a dough
Cover the dough and rest for 30 mins to an hour
The more you rest the dough the softer the rotis turn out
Mince the white onions
Add salt, chilly powder, corriander powder and chaat masala to the minced onions and mix well
After the dough is well rested, make small balls with your hand
Roll the balls to a small size, now take a ball of the onion mixture and place on top of the rolled out dough
There should be about 2 inches of dough that is rolled on all sides that is not covered with the onion mixture
Now lift the dough sides and close on top and pinch them all together.
Now use some dry flour and roll the stuffed dough into a roti
Once the roti has been rolled to about 9-10 inches you can cook on hot tawa like a normal roti
While cooking you can use oil/ghee on both sides.
After the roti is well cooked transfer to a plate, add a dollop of home made/store bought butter
Eat with home made dahi
Tip: Eat the roti fresh, it tastes better!
Tip: Cook the rotis on low flame since the onions are raw so that they get cooked
Tip: If you put salt and keep the onion mixture for too long it will again get very wet and the roti will break up so make the rotis fast
Tip: Always use white onions for the paranthe since they are less pungent
Enjoy!