Trinidadian Roti
by Pierce Abernathy • featured in Trinidadian Roti And Fillings
Ingredients
for 10 servings
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8 cups flour (1 kg) -
8 teaspoons baking soda -
1 teaspoon salt -
4 cups water (960 mL) -
¾ cup ghee, clarified butter or butter of choice (170 g) - oil, for frying
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Preparation
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix until fully incorporated.
- Slowly add the water until the mixture forms a dough.
- Divide the dough into roughly 12 loyas (balls), cover with a dish towel, and let rest for about 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle each ball with flour and flatten or roll out into a circle roughly 5 inches (12-cm) in diameter.
- Spread ghee on each round and make a cut from the center out to the edge, then roll to make a cone.
- Press the peak and flatten the center of the cone. Let rest for another 30 minutes.
- On a floured surface, roll each ball into a circle roughly 8 inches (20-cm) in diameter.
- Heat a tawah or flat frying pan over medium-high heat. Coat with oil and place a round of dough on the pan.
- Cook the dough until light brown, watching carefully, about 5 minutes. Then flip and cook on the other side, about 3-4 minutes more. Repeat with the remaining dough rounds.
- Break up the cooked roti with your hands or serve whole.
- Serve the fried roti with the fillings.
- Enjoy!
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Tips
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marchingbandgeek
This is a fabulous recipe! I could eat all of these in one sitting. I recommend making it with maybe a half and half ratio milk to water, but it tastes fine without milk. just have fun with this recipe! It tastes so good and you can make it in so many different ways! Figure out a style that suites you!
2018-07-03T18:20:08Z Helpful (13) -
Olivia Roberts
I really liked this recipe however I had a lot left over so had to freeze it. It’s been in my freezer a couple of months and I reused it yesterday and it tasted the same it’s a great recipe
2018-08-27T14:08:28Z Helpful (9) -
mkhenry
My roti turned out to have a very strong baking soda flavour.
2018-07-08T19:23:01Z Helpful (8) -
Ayanna Josiah
Try using baking powder instead of baking soda. Makes a BIG difference, in my opinion.
2018-10-10T19:10:45Z Helpful (5)
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