Missi Roti is Chickpea flour flatbread which is a Punjabi speciality and is mostly made during winters in a tandoor or clay oven. It is slathered with a good dose of desi ghee before serving and goes well with Indian curries. Here is how to make this roti in Dhaba style using a Tawa.
Ingredients
1 cup atta/whet flour
1/2 cup besan/ Bengal gram flour
1/2 tsp carom seeds/ajwain
1 tsp jeera/ cumin seeds
4-5 pepper corns
3 finely chopped green chillies
1 chopped onion
Salt to taste
2 tblsp chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder/ Haldi
1 tblsp oil + for greasing
Procedure
Dry roast jeera, ajwain and peppercorns and pound them to a powder
Put besan and atta in a bowl. Add chopped coriander leaves, onion, salt, turmeric powder, chopped green chillies and pounded spice powder, give a good mix
Add one tblsp oil and mix
Add sufficient water and knead into a soft dough
Cover and rest the dough for 15 mins. Divide it into portions and make balls
Roll each ball into a roti. Heat tava and roast the rolled rotis with a little oil till both sides are well done.
Serve hot with a dollop of butter or any curry of your choice.
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