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How to puff roti over flame with video

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  I don’t know about you all,but I learnt this puffing in direct flame very recently when I saw my friend S making,when we visited her place once.Before that I knew puffing a roti,but in tawa itself. That procedure is comparatively more than this. When we saw her making right from making dough till puffing,myself and the other friend,both of us were awed,that is that so simple,she made it look like so simple,that we didn’t get scared to try ,but we were very eager to try and see. We did tried and we now get a good result,for sure 😃. I don’t know if I am exactly following her,but sure I learnt puffing and we are satisfied with the outcome. All the credit goes to Sangeeta.
As clicking the roti when it puffs in direct flame was quite challenging and definitely needs a tripod and all those accessories to  click that frame. So I can’t do justice to the picture,but I thought of sharing video,which will be helpful for the beginners. But the video too is took in my mobile so it is bit grainy.But sure decent enough to understand😉

Ingredients:

Pillsbury aata1 levelled cup
SaltAs needed
Water1/2 cup ,minus 2-3 tblsp

Method:

    1. Make dough by mixing water gradually to the flour(with salt),gather it with your fingers and make it a single mass,no need to knead hard.

leveled cupafter gathering

    1. Let it rest for 10-15 min(Keep closed) ,then again knead the dough to make it smooth.The dough should be soft and pliable,not hard.And not sticky also,if you do it right,then the dough wont stick to ur hand now.

after 15 min ,kneaded dough

    1. Make 8 equal sized balls out of the dough.

Balls

    1. Roll into thin circles,not too thick.The size should be smaller,this makes the roti to fit into the flame,and puff easily.
    2. Heat the tawa,keep in medium high flame and put the roti.Wait till small bubbles form and turn within few seconds,dont let it brown.

put on tawaturn immediately without browning

    1. Let the other side gets cooked and gets golden brown spots,now turn again and using a tong,take the roti and put over the flame directly(High flame).The side which we didn’t browned too much should be under the flame.

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  1. Wait till it puffs and take it out and brush it with ghee/oil,if desired.

soft,can tear with 2 fingers ;D
And your soft roties are ready,this will stay soft for hours for sure!!
Video: (UPDATED)
How to make soft ROTI/ phulka

How to make phulka / Roti

Notes:

  • Dough should be soft and pliable,then only u will get soft roties,you will know it when u are rolling itself,when u spread,it should be easier for u,if its hard to roll then you get a hard roti too 😉
  • I have given only approximate water ratio,and its for pillsbury,various aata needs various amount of water.
  • A non stick tawa/pan in a good condition is perfect for this.The roti gets evenly cooked when we use that.
  • Let the tawa always be in a consistent heat(keep in medium-high),if the tawa gets over heated,the roti sticks to the tawa and wont puff.
  • The tawa should not be oily. Do not add oil while it gets cooked. if you do so, it wont puff!
  • When rolling also it should not get folded,you should roll into smooth circles.
  • Don’t use too much flour while rolling,use only wat is needed,otherwise the roti will be looking / tasting too dry.

 

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Glad to send the following entries for the event

  1. Baby Corn Korma
  2. Whole green gram dal
  3. Brinjal Curry
  4. Dal Makhani
  5. Butter paneer masala
  6. Cauliflower peas korma
  7. Tomato gravy

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Comments

  6. Chitra

    Thanks a lot ..Thats really useful and i understood wat's my mistake .Next time i'll sure make a puffed roti and show the pics to u:) U really help me a lot !!Thanks a ton dearie !!

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  12. jayasri

    lovely presentation, i call them pulkas, i almost make them every day, as i don't want use oil in my chapatis, i learnt it from my sisters, the northern part of indians are great with this…, its a good post, as lot of them do not know how to make it…

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  18. meeso

    Looks awesome! I have an electric stove, so I love to go to my mom's and make roti's… using the flame is so much easier… they always puff perfectly!

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  25. Sujatha

    good one! very informative.. I never get soft chapathis when I use it in tava.. direct flame is what I prefer, except that little mess it makes on the stove.. 🙂

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  29. Priya Narasimhan

    you will not believe, just yesterday night i had an failed attempt in making these phulkas..i will try your method tonight and let you know..thanks to your SIL for asking you to share this recipe. 🙂

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  30. Sush

    we need little practice to make these. One you learn the art, it is a breeze to make. Your pictures inspire me a lot. Which camera do you have?

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  36. TBC

    I've never made a roti in my life, but if I ever decide that I need to start, I'll come here.:)

    You should start a cooking class, lady.:)

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  52. Kitchen Flavours

    Wow…those are awesomely fluffed roti's…..When i was small, in some ad i saw that stove top method and when my mom was amking chapatis i directly flipped the chapti in flame…..not only chapati got burnt…whole burner got dirty…hehehehe….

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  55. Soma

    On gorgeous picture of the Roti on the FLAME!!! I have been wanting to do this post for a long time now, but could not take the pictures. We always have our roti this way.
    Soma(www.ecurry.com)

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  62. Saranya

    Hi raks your blog is just fabulous and i cant get myself out of it.. whenever I find time I go thru your recipes all of them!! I tried your method for puffing of roti in direct flame and it came out awesome.. thank you for that.. keep rocking

    Saranya

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  63. Saranya

    Hi raks your blog is just fabulous and i cant get myself out of it.. whenever I find time I go thru your recipes all of them!! I tried your method for puffing of roti in direct flame and it came out awesome.. thank you for that.. keep rocking

    Saranya

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  68. Ani Paul

    Hi dear, roti looks awesome. Thanks for such a detailed video, it really gives confidence to try it out. I'm very new to kitchen , can u pls give me tips in following two things.
    1. Instead of putting directly in flame, how to make soft roti in normal method
    2. How to roll chapati, when I roll, it doesn't come out evenly. Do u have any video on that?

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