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hey guys welcome back cooking with an RV
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I'm gonna be making another video on my
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series about Indian breads and today
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we'll be making some rotis now these are
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also known as polkas or chapatis I'm
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gonna be doing a version with an
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electric stove so I'm sure there are a
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lot of you out there who do not have a
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gas cooktop and are unable to make rotis
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so let's get started right now and see
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how to make them on an electric stove
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rotis are a traditional staple food it's
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the most basic form of bread in most
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Indian households and it's enjoyed with
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a variety of curries or even plain with
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my favorite curries to enjoy with roti
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includes the simple stir-fried crispy
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potatoes with some yogurt which is a
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really good combination it's also really
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good with the potato and tomato curry
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with rajma or curried kidney beans it's
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amazing with chicken tikka masala pretty
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much any chicken curries and it's also
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really good with palak paneer or paneer
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in a creamy spinach sauce even I was a
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victim of the problem that I do not have
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a gas cooktop so Justin you have seen
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rotis first being cooked on our tawa pan
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and then finished on the gas flame where
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it puffs up and that's where the word
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Fulco comes from this is a step that
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really makes the protein a little smoky
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and it makes light and fluffy but I
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thought that just was not possible until
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recently so I'll show you how to do that
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so here I have about a half a cup of
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water flour which is basically a blend
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of whole wheat flour and all-purpose
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it's a special blend and this is a
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traditional flour used to make rotis I'm
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gonna start adding a little bit of water
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and start giving this a mix keep adding
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a teaspoon at a time and keep mixing
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until the flash starts forming adults
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now my floor has formed up P
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rough-looking door right now you want to
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keep kneading this until it becomes
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smooth now as an optional step you could
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have added a teaspoon or two of molten
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ghee while the flour was dry and needed
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that into the ball what I'm making this
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a really basic recipe and you can always
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finish your rotis after they're done
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with the nice brushing of warm key just
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needing this to make sure the dough and
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all the flour is well combined it's
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smooth just keep pressing and turning
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like you have a KitchenAid mixer you can
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always put your flower in the KitchenAid
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mixer and knead it in there but since
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this amount that I'm making is so low
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I'm just doing a band there's your door
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it's gonna cover this with a damp cloth
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and let this rest for 15 to 20 minutes
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to let the door relax
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so after you've let your door rest I'm
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gonna roll it out and divide it into
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three to four equal sized balls I'm
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gonna do fold them for each ball cover
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it with flour and flatten it out lightly
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with your hands then working with each
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disc cover it again with flour and put
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it on your working surface and using a
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rolling pin you want to roll this out
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and do a thin disc using a really light
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hand you don't want to crush it because
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this particular dough is really liable
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you want to make sure it should come
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with practice the thickness is the same
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across the board this will help in the
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puffing process when we are cooking
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these rotis if if while rolling the
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dough is getting sticky put some flour
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and continue rolling so pre-heat your
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tava pan on medium to medium
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he cement our pan is now smoking so now
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let's start cooking our rotis I would
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really recommend if you want to make
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rotis that you invest in at our pan from
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a local Indian store or online the
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temperature that bread cooks I'd I think
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if you use a regular old nonstick pan
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you're gonna ruin your pan so think
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about that once your pan is hot add in
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the disk and cook for about 30 seconds
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to a minute or until you start seeing
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small bubbles appearing as soon as you
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see that flip the roti and cook for 30
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we are then gonna transfer this onto a
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wire rack which has been heating on a
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smaller burner at max Heat this process
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is gonna help aerate the rotis which is
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gonna make it really nice fluffy and add
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some smokiness which is a classic trait
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of any delicious homemade roti do the
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same with the rest of your Odie's and
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you're gonna have an epic stack of
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breads to enjoy with your curry there
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it's a really simple recipe and the
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concepts that I describe really mimics
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what happens when we cook rotis on a
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traditional gas cooktop I hope you guys
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like this video and are ready to make
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rotis at home to enjoy with so many
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varieties of sub G's or curries I'm
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gonna be I'm gonna be havin mine tonight
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with some mutter paneer let me know if
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you guys would like me to do a video on
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that recipe be sure to subscribe to see
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more awesome videos just like this and
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I'll see you guys again on the next one
