It is estimated that among all Indian dishes, Roti ranks the highest - in terms of how many people eating it every day. Almost all of North India has to include Roti in some form as a staple food. Making a Roti is very easy (even for amateur cooks / bachelors / those new to Indian food).
The preparation of dough, I think, is the most important part to get that perfect Roti. Manjula in the following video explains and shows well how to make a Roti. You can check another variety of Roti being prepared by Manjula in this video for Naan bread and 2 videos for Chapathi here.
Also, check some Side-dishes for to go along: Side-dish Recipes, Curries and Gravies from the website and more Roti and Chapathi varieties from the main website.
Note: The video is about 8 minutes long and will take some time to load in a slow internet connection (Broadband recommended)
Tip: Click on the ‘menu’ button on the video to see other recipes by Manjula (direct from Youtube.com)
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Wow! I didn’t know they were non-yeast. Looks tasty. I will have to make some paneer tikka masala and have this.
Your blog is nice. I think you should add your blog at BlogAdda and let more people discover your blog. It’s a great place for Indian bloggers to be in and I am sure it would do wonders for your blog.
Ben - Most Indian recipes are non-yeast, IMO. However many Indian restaurants use yeast to speed up the ferementation process.
Deepanjali, I’ll sure take a look a BlogAdda.
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I don’t know of that many Indian restaurants that use yeast. I’ve never checked with them. But I’m sure it’ll be tasty regardless!
Thank you for the kind words, Lynn. The chef featured here, Manjula doesn’t actually write for Indian Food Kitchen Blog. Most of the cooking videos here come from vieo websites like Youtube, VideoJug etc.
However, I will certainly compliment Manjula on how here videos here are so popular..
Is this the same as malaysian roti?
Hi Fenella, I have not seen the Malaysian Roti; however if you’ve seen or eaten Malaysian Roti prepared by a Malaysian - Indian, then you can be sure that it is the same as Indian Roti.
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Hey enjoyed the video did not know it was this easy .
I am a latino mother who has to keep up with my childrens curiosity for other cultures foods .
Thanks can not wait to see more
Thanks for the video. Butter chicken is on the menu tonight for our dinner and I am wanting to surprise the children with some of my own roti. Do you use plain flour or self raising flour when making the roti?
Hi Pam - this video comes from an enterprising Indian cook, Manjula. I have just helped spread her video around.
I consulted my mom and she is of the opinion that for Rotis, you use plain flour (either wheat or all purpose flour - maida)
@Marie - Thanks for the kind words..Its nice to hear that you liked it and I’m sure that Indian food can unite different cultures
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