Missi Roti with Dahiwale Chole Palak

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.