Mahadeva's Bhaga Sasthra
13. Wheat Flour or Grits Pancake or Roti(Hindu Bread)
Ingredients:
| Wheat Grits or Flour | -<br>½ padi |
|---|---|
| Ghee | -<br>1½ palam |
| Salt | -<br>⅜ palam |
- 1. Mix well all the above ingredient, add adequate water and make it into uniform dough.
- 2. Keep the dough for 1 ½ hour. Then take a lemon size ball from the dough, place it on the rolling board and roll it into standard size as dosai(crepe) shape with half inch thickness.
- 3. Dust the wheat flour on the roller as well as on the dough before rolling to prevent sticking.
- 4. Place it on the pan(turn on the fire) which is made up of either sand/stone/ steel.
- 5. Once the bubbles appear on the pancake, flip it over once redness starts to appear.
- 6. Follow the same step for rest of the dough.
- 7. We can also use our palm to do this roti.
- 8. Some will place ghee on hand,or will take 3-4 spoons of ghee and water in same amount and place it on both side of the roti/ pancake once it removed from the pan.
- 9. This will maintain the softness of the roti.
- 10. We can eat this roti with any gravy, stew, dhal. Spicy mango/banana paste(jam) also can be spread over the roti.