Ceylonese Roti

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 150 g coconut, grated
• water (for kneading)
• ghee (for shallow frying) or oil (for shallow frying)

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, salt and baking powder.
• 2 add coconut and mix well.
• 3 add water and knead to a soft dough.
• 4 cover with a damp cloth.
• 5 keep aside for 30 minutes.
• 6 divide dough into 8 parts.
• 7 roll each into a ball.
• 8 roll out each ball into a round disc 5" in diameter and of 1/4" thickness.
• 9 sprinkle with a little flour, if needed.
• 10 heat griddle, lightly grease and cook one at a time over low heat until brown specks appear on both sides.
• 11 remove from griddle.
• 12 keep warm.
• 13 grease the griddle before each roti.
• 14 wrap in a piece of foil to keep until needed.
• 15 reheat with foil in oven.