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Kuttu ki Roti Recipe

Kuttu ki Roti or Buckwheat flour bread is a healthy alternative to wheat and rice during the nine-day fasting in Navrati.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Navratri Vrat Ka khana
Servings 4 persons

Ingredients
  

  • 250 gms Kuttu ka atta
  • 125 gms Potatoes (boiled peeled and mashed smooth)
  • 1 tsp rock salt
  • 1/4 cup thwater to knead
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • For dusting Dry flour

Instructions
 

  • Take the Kuttu ka atta in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the potatoes and salt together and knead into stiff dough, with the water. The potato acts as a good binder. Add 1 tsp ghee to make a smooth dough, cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
  • Take the dough and shape into equal, round, balls by smearing your hands with some ghee, if it is sticky.
  • Dust the work area with some buckwheat flour and with a rolling pin, roll into a slightly thick disc. Roll out all the discs and keep ready.
  • Heat a griddle and when it is hot slide a rolled disc onto it
  • Flip it once one side is done. Lightly press the centre with a kitchen napkin. Once roasted on both sides, remove from fire and place on a kitchen towel.
  • Smear a little ghee on the roti. Serve hot with Baby Potato fry and Curry Leaves curds.

Notes

Let the dough rest for 30 minutes
Keep the roti a little thick