
Indian Christmas recipes, Roti
Recipe by: Sadika Fakir
Makes: 12-14
Recipe duration: 15min
Ingredients
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
6 tbs liquid warm ghee
300-350ml rapidly boiling water
Flour for dusting
Method
Sift flour with salt. Add sugar
Rub in 3tbs of ghee at first to get a fine breadcrumb consistency
Add in rapidly boiling water and mix with wooden spoon
Add 3tbs ghee and then knead with hands
Leave to rest for 5-10min
Divide into 12-14 balls
Method for cooking
Take a dough ball and flatten it on a floured surface a little bit
Gently roll out the flatted disc to a roti and then place on a hot frying pan / Tawa and cool on medium heat on both sides. No need to put any additional ghee as the dough and filling have enough
Cucumber Raita
Makes:1 medium bowl
Recipe duration: 10min
Ingredients
1 medium sized cucumber grated with water squeezed out
1 medium red onion finely chopped
2 green chilli finely chopped
1/4 cup mint finely chopped
1/4 cup coriander finely chopped
Salt to taste
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp cumin powder
1 & 1/2 cup double cream yoghurt
Method
Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate