Roti Canai/Paratha (Indian Pancake)
Breakfast, lunch, tea time, and dinner - this popular Indian pancake is available for a meal or snack. As kids we ate it sprinkled with sugar. It's typically served with curry and sambal if you choose to spice it up.
Servings per recipe: 8
Calories per serving: 357
Preparation time: 20m
Total cooking time: 2h 30m
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch white sugar
- 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 tablespoons clarified butter (ghee)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon water
- 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter), divided
Directions:
- 1 Mix warm water, salt, and sugar together in a bowl. Put flour in a large mixing bowl; work in 3 1/2 tablespoons ghee using your fingertips.
- 2 Beat egg and 1 teaspoon water together in a bowl; add to flour mixture. Gradually mix warm water mixture into flour mixture while kneading until dough becomes soft and pliable. Form dough into balls and let rest in a well-oiled bowl, 2 to 3 hours.
- 3 Working on a flat greased surface, take a dough ball and flatten it using the heel of your palm to make a paper-thin circle. Spread 1 teaspoon ghee inside it. Fold the edges together to make roti into a square. Repeat with remaining dough.
- 4 Heat about 1 tablespoon ghee on griddle or in a skillet over medium heat; cook roti until browned, 1 to 3 minutes per side.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 10.1g | 16% |
| Saturated Fat | 6.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 46mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 302mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 89mg | 2% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 56.8g | 18% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Protein | 8.5g | 17% |
| Sugars | 0g | |
| Vitamin A | 301IU | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | |
| Calcium | 16mg | |
| Iron | 4mg | |
| Thiamin | 1mg | |
| Niacin | 6mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 17mg | |
| Folate | 139mcg |
