Making Roti

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I am having so much trouble making roti. Which flour should I be using to make it?

I tried golden temple, which I think is whole wheat flour, but they dont puff up when on the tawa, and just are nasty.

I tried using all purpose flour, and they puff up a little, but still are not soft enough.

Which flour should I be using? Or should I mix the 2 flours?

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It would be best if you mix whole grain flour and the all purpose one. Ration can be 70% whole and 30% all purpose. I use here Indian one and thats too good, but im in Australia, I use Sri Gnesh

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Making Roti

If your in the uk then use elephant atta (medium), add little water at a time and kneed the dough for as long as you can (the longer you kneed the softer the roti), and leave for a say 15-20mins before rolling, make tawa quite hot and then lower temp so it's consistent and doesn't burn the rotis. Good luck, inshallah you'll be fine, practice makes perfect!!

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thank you! I didnt know I should be kneading for a long time. I thought I should just need until mixed. I will knead for longer. I am in the US, but I will look at the desi store for different types of atta.

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Golden temple is a good quality atta... Stickto it.

Like someone said above... K ead and k ead itilure knuckles are sore... It males a world of adiff... Follow what noorqt said...

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^ yep agreed! Kneading is the key, my friend. Before I was like that too, I'd only mix till it was a nicely formed ball and that's it. Until I figured that I had to knead until it felt like a dang workout! lol But what a world of a difference it made, the rotis turned out the softest phulkis ever!

on a side note, maybe that's why I dread making chapatis, because it does feel like a workout! haha. :)

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I understood everything.

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Making good roti is a hype.

You just need a good quality aata that has been kneaded well. Have the right temperature on the tavaa, know when to flip the sides. Rest is practice.

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Ok, Im assuming my biggest problem was the kneading. I was literally only kneading until it all came into a ball. Im going to try again tomorrow, and knead for as long as I can. Luckily today I made rice - which Im a pro at!!

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yes second everyone, without kneading the dough will have lumps that would not let stand your roti well at all. It even it problematic rolling into the roti shape

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If you are in uk then pillsbury is best atta..

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Im in the US, but we have pillsbury here too. Which one should I be getting? The all purpose? Or the whole wheat?

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story of my life. I have to try kneading for a longer time.

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hi saimab…watch it
" ROTI OR CHAPATI " Bajias Cooking - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bePX9jhD1nU)

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Remember the trick to make the rotis on high heat. If you slow down the heat, your roti will be cooked but as soon as it starts getting cool down, it also starts getting hard and like paaparr :halo:

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THANK YOU!!! Everyone has been so helpful!! I tried again today, and they turned out A LOT better than they have been before! I kneaded the dough for about 12 minutes - I was dying after that - and the rotis came out quite nice. They even puffed up on the tawa!

Thank you all for your help!!

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Thanks Geminis! I actually use alot of Bajias recipes, and I tried to follow her recipe for roti as well, but she doesnt tell you to knead the dough for a good amount of time. I think that was my biggest problem.

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oh yesss bajias used kneading machine jab k hath se goondnay k liye waqai 15 min to half hour chahiye .

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Hey , a tip for you to escape all that heavy kneading .. pour enough water in the middle of the dry flour and mix it light , squeezing it gently , do it just enough so that no dry flour is left around .. then pat it with some water .. and leave it aside for 10 minutes .. come back and give it two minutes of knead ...

you will notice how smooth the ata has become .. its ready for use ...

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^ this is the best way.....setting it aside once all wet is a great way to let the dough develop on its own without all the kneading.