Corn meal as known as makke ka ataa is a popular flour used for making ghee roasted chapatis in winters specially served with Sarson ka saag. Makke ki roti or corn meal bread is a popular dish in Punjab which is another winter delicacy enjoyed in almost every part of the country. To get the Sarson ka Saag recipe click here http://www.spoonforkandfood.com/2015/12/sarson-ka-saag.html
Makki di roti is yellow in color when ready, and has much less adhesive strength — which makes it difficult to handle. Due to this, making makki di roti is more difficult than roti made from wheat flour.
Makki di roti is generally made during winter in Punjab and is perhaps best known when accompanied with saag (especially sarson da saag i.e. cooked mustard green leaves), makkhan (butter) and buttermilk. Similarly, in Uttar Pradesh, it is eaten with spinach and added butter. Typically, the flour is kneaded with cold water in India, but if made at home in an English kitchen, then hot water from a kettle is used. [Source: Wikipedia]
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 10 minutes |
Servings |
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- 2 cups Corn Makka Ataa / Meal
- 1 tsp Ajwain seeds / Carom
- 1/2 tsp Haldi Turmeric /
- Salt - as needed
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 cup water Warm
Ingredients
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- Take 2 cups of makka ataa in a mixing bowl and add turneric, carom and salt and mix all with a fork.
- Add 2 tbsp of oil and slowly add lilttle warm water into the flour mix and start kneading it to make a smooth dough. The dough may appear cracks but it's completely okay.
- Now begins the tough part. Pinch a small lemon sized ball and roll between your palm.
- Spread a plastic sheet on the kitchen counter and place the ball in one side of the plastic.
- Take the other side of the plastic and cover the ball.
- Now start rolling the balls outwards to make a small chapati. You might see the corners cracking but again it's okay, because that's the way it should be.
- Heat and grease a tawa with ghee and carefully place the makka roti on it.
- Roast from both sides and add gee from sides to get the roti fried from the corners and little from the center as well.
- Flip the roti and ghee roast it from both sides equally.
- Place the rotis in the serving plate and add a dollop of ghee or butter over the makka roti and serve hot with sarson ka saag, pickle, onion salad and chaas.