Indian roti

Name: Indian roti
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 220.00 ml water boiled; 60.00 ml maize meal; 30.00 ml ghee or soft unsalted butter; 2.00 ml salt; 315.00 g flour white bread; ghee or unsalted butter, melted

4 servings Prep: 20 mins, Cooking: 10 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (6)

220.00 ml	water — boiled
60.00 ml	maize meal
30.00 ml	ghee — or soft unsalted butter
2.00 ml	salt
315.00 g	flour — white bread
	ghee — or unsalted butter, melted

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Method:

Pour boiling water over mealie meal. Cool for 2 minutes. Add ghee and salt, then mix. Add flour and mix well. Knead lightly for 1 minute to form a smooth dough. Place in a greased bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to rest for 1 hour.
Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll each one into a ball, then roll out to form a 22 cm circle.
Brush with melted ghee, then fold in half. Brush top of fold with ghee, then sprinkle with a little flour and fold over again. Roll out again to form a 22 cm circle.
Heat a heavy-based pan over high heat and place roti in the pan. Cook both sides until lightly spotted. Brush both sides with melted ghee and brown well. Makes 4.