
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 2 small rotis
- Time
- 30 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- Winter
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Nourishing
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-wheat flour (atta) | 1 cup | 120 g | 600 g | |
| Gram flour (besan) | ⅔ cup | 60 g | 300 g | |
| Fenugreek leaves (methi) | ¾ cup (or 1 tbsp kasuri) | 30 g | 150 g | |
| Carom (ajwain) | pinch | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Turmeric powder | ⅛ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 2 tsp (in dough) | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ½ tsp | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Water | scant ½ cup | 110 ml | 550 ml | |
| Ghee (cow) | to brush | 10 g | 50 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Knead all into a soft dough; rest 20 minutes.
Step 2: Roll 8 small, slightly thick rotis.
Step 3: Cook on tawa; brush ghee.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
210kcal
Energy
7.3g
Protein
6.5g
Fat
28.8g
Carbohydrate
5.1g
Fibre
0.8g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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