How to make Chawal ki Roti | Rice Flour Roti Recipe | How to make Bhakri

If you don't know how to make chawal ki roti, you know nothing about kokni style cooking! That's the norm here in the community and every girl when reaches marriageable age is taught to make chawal ki roti though many fail to do it on hands but then the roti press or belan comes to the rescue. The traditional way of making rice flour roti requires a cast iron tawa and a lot of skills and of course patience!! You can't learn to make roti in a day or two, you need to practice for days or even months to get perfect thin and soft rotis that are roasted evenly without any dark burnt spots. I am still learning and every time I show a lot of enthusiasm to make roti on hands but end up having a cracked edged something that can't be placed on hot tawa lol so obviously I go with roti press. :p
Anyway, here I am presenting how they make Rice Flour Roti:

You'll need;

1 cup rice flour

1/2 cup water + for kneading

Wooden spatula

Cast-iron griddle

Parat (a wide steel or aluminium bowl used for mixing the dough)

A metal spatula for flipping rotis

Directions:

1. Take 1/2 cup water in a  pot and and let it boil vigorously then quick pour in the flour and turn of the flame and immediately start mixing with the help of wooden spatula (known as daav). You gotta be really quick here. It should look like this

2. Take the dough in parat and knead it well using a water little by little till it becomes a soft dough.

3. Now take a little dough enough to make a standard size roti and knead again to make it pliable. Take this ball in left hand and pinch it to make a 3-4" wide disc using middle and index fingers and thumb of right hand. Once it is wide think enough to hold between your palms start flattening it the way this lady is doing in the picture

4. Meanwhile heat the tawa till it very hot. Once the roti is thin enough place it on the tawa. You can grease the tawa with just dash of oil to avoid roti from sticking to the tawa. Let the roti cook on one side till the upper surface is all dry then flip with metal spatula and let it cook it nicely done them flip again and let it puff up. Then remove from the tawa. To keep roti soft keep them in bamboo basket covered in soft kitchen napkin. Enjoy with you favourite kokni dishes.

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