Besan ki Roti (Gramflour flat bread)

Asslamo Alaikum,

Besan or Gramflour is one of the most used flour in desi families ,its really amazing how so many different dishes you can create with it for example a big variety of Pakoras,fried snacks like Sev ,flat breads,naan,pancakes,karhi  ,dhokla, papar and many more!!

Besan is said to have lots of benefit for diabetic patients a it  leads to reductions in blood sugar and insulin concentrations and its gluten -free too.

Today I’m sharing a recipe of besan ki roti which i grew up eating and enjoyed it a lot, specially with the chutney or salad mixture made with chopped up onions,green chillies ,salt and mustard oil yummy!!

BESAN KI ROTI

Recipe:

Ingredients:

Besan or gram flour   2 cups

whole wheat flour   1 cup

Onion 1/2 finally chopped

Cumin seed or Zeera   1 tsp

Ajwain or carom seed 1/4 tsp

Cilantro chopped  1/2 bunch

salt

green chili chopped 1/8 cup or to taste

water

Oil 2tbsp

Direction:

Mix together besan,whole wheat flour,onion

 

cilantro,cumin seed,Ajwain,salt , Oil and green chili

                                                   

                                        Now ad water little by little forming soft sticky dough,

                                         let it rest in the fridge for 15-20 mins so easier to handle

                                                   

Heat a tawa or griddle on a medium high heat

make 5-6 medium sized balls from the dough

                                                        

                                                       roll out the ball to form a 8 inch thick flat bread use

                               wheat flour for dusting and easier rolling as dough is going to be very

                                  sticky

                                                        

                                  Put the bread on the hot  griddle

                                                            

                                let it cook for 2-3 min until you see brown speck on the bottom side

                                                            

                                                            turn it over and cook the other side

                                                           

                                                       to make onion and green chili chutney

                               mix together 1/2 chopped onion,green chili,little bit chopped cilantro                                                                                           andsalt

                                                             then add 1/4 cup mustard oil

                                                                   

                                                                     Serve hot rotis with the chutney and enjoy!!!