If your hasban ask you to make roti?

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can't agree more!!

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We get roti from the store and there are a few people who make roti by the dozen at home. Its easier. If I was home more, I'd definitely make roti/parathay but I am not.

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Nobody has mentioned force or implied anything of the kind. I had a simple question. Does your husband come home from work and head in to the kitchen to make his food, because a majority of the women stated if he wanted rotis he would need to help out in the matter.

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We both work, we both help each other with cooking cleaning, etc. Even when I am not working out side the home, he helps in the kitchen or with whatever is needed.

We don't make rotis because it is too much of a mess and I don't really like the whole process of atta kunding, etc. I made roti only once, he cleaned the entire kitchen to make sure there is no atta left on counters or flour. And if on a specific occasion, I do end up making roti again, he would have to clean the kitchen afterwards. So yeah, we love our bazar ki roti. It is less hassle for both of us.

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this is sorta becoming a question like "do you churn your own butter?"

No one churns their own butter anymore, but if we were to get all american traditional, I guess all the gori MIL's and gora husbands would be asking girls "Can you churn your own butter? If not, we will move on to find someone else".

That's preposterous you ask??

jajajajaja

then quit asking for roti's. It's called...GO TO THE DESI GROCERY STORE AND OPEN THE FREEZER DOOR.

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If it works for you then good for you guys.

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this is probably one of the most ridiculous remarks so far. Ego ki baat kahaan si agayi? It’s a matter of preference…for us wives and husbands. Those of us who do not make rotis ourselves at home are subjecting not our bicharay masoom husbands to cruel and unusual punishment. They obviously don’t mind themselves. I tried to make rotis at home, and it’s not something I’m good at. End of story. My husband didn’t make an issue out of it. If he had, I would have kept trying until I got it right.

Ans no, you don’t hear men complaining about all those things you listed above…because they don’t get done! All you hear “Achaa bibi, mai karloon ga!” And it just sits there and sits there until you finally get fed up and either do it yourself or call a handyman to take care of it. That is when the complaining begins. :hehe:

Generalizations can go both ways.

Why do you have to constantly pick on “unpakistani aurats”? It’s getting very tiresome.

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^ Jab shaadi hogi tab pata chalega…abhi bolne do :cb:

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Hmmna, we have the KitchenAid Artisan Mixer (325 Watt 10-speed). We use it mostly for pizza dough (since it requires a lot of effort if kneading by hand) or cake mixes. It works great. The only thing you have to wash afterwards is the dough hook and the bowl. We knead regular atta by hand. Takes my mom 2 min…takes me at least 10. LOL I’ll get there someday!

The only complaint I have is that with continued usage, the machine tends to lose its grip on the bowl and as a result, it starts to shake at a speed >3, which means atta bits flying everywhere on the shelf = not good!

So I would recommend getting one with a removable lid on top. → KitchenAid 10-Speed 325 Watt Stand Mixer (KSM150PSMC) - Metallic Chrome : Mixers - Future Shop
The problem with this one of course is you can’t monitor how much water the dough needs…we usually add water little by little rather than all at once.

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Thanks to my kitchen aid and the dough attachment I have attaa ready for rotis in the fridge all the time :D My husband loves roti and I like him the most when he's happy, so I don't mind making roti

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before shadi, i had vowed never to make roti by hand, since i was used to eating pita bread before;but after shadi, my husband insisted i make roti for him occasionally, i gave in eventually since it makes him sooo happy . in return he grew a french beard on my insistence :P

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i wonder what the poor soul would have had to grow if he wanted aalu paratha instead. :fraudia:

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lmao ^ this just made my day! thank you!

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You're also not working. It's not so practical when you are though. My father is diabetic, and my mom started making haath ki roti with some sort of healthier ata (no idea what she uses), but she makes them on the weekends, and puts them away in the refrigerator. But her kids have also all moved out of the house, and there isn't that much to do on the weekends. So it's do-able, depending on how involving your job is.

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If you're superbusy and dont have any time at all to make rotis ... but still like roti .. you can always buy deep's tandoori rotis :D Just pop them in the oven and they're done in no time. Roti isn't a big deal

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Thats what I do :hypo:

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I'm in the US and I know loads of ladies and men who make fresh roti everyday. Some are working and some are not.

I thought I am the only poor sod who never made roti, until reading this thread.

I tried making roti 20+ years ago, hated the mess, and the ritual of making roti. So I stopped. Hubby loves, loves roti; he hates rice. Children love roti, paratha etc. It did not help when Nani would spoil them all rotten on her visits with homemade taaza roti and paratha. If my in laws wanted roti, MIL made it herself.

Over the years, it really bothered me that i did not make roti for my family. I've spent $$$$$ on store brought Deep naans, frozen kulchas etc over the years.

Just 3 months ago, my Ami visited me and made roti, paratha etc for the children for 6 weeks straight. That's Nani love for sure.:)

Call it what you want, but it tore me up, seeing my family enjoying roti. My son came to me, and said I would love it if you can make us roti whenever, we love homemade food, and having roti is the icing on the cake. AND..my Ami gave me such an earful about it . Soooo, for the past 3 months I have been making roti and paratha. Mind you, sometimes they are lopsided, harder than normal, slightly burnt..other days they are just perfect.

Does that make me subserviant? I dunno. Did I finally after 20+ years cave in? I dunno .

I do know that the look on my childrens face and the way they enjoy roti with pure enjoyment, for me NOW it is priceless.

My DD or hubby knead the dough. I will make the roti, and one of the children or hubby will clean up the counter top and the stove. It is messy, but that is the only way i can make it without feeling too pressured.

Also..because dear hubby is so awesome, he never makes remarks about the roti being 'bad' on occasion and neither do the children, I will complain that it's not 'perfect', but if my #1 fans do not have an issue, why should !?

(sorry for the long post)

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This melted my heart! Your family sounds really awesome! :k:

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When does your hubby knead the dough? After coming back from work or weekends, etc? I'm asking cuz mine doesn't even get his glass of water if I "accidentally" forget it on the counter....n his excuse is "cuz he just came from work" sighs

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Thank you Paheli00 for your kind words. :slight_smile: