Rotis With Mint (indian Flat Bread With Fresh Mint)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 400 g refined flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons yoghurt
• 150 g margarine or 150 g ghee
• 3/4 cup mint leaf, fresh, chopped fine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• whole milk, fresh, for kneading
• 3 teaspoons margarine or 3 teaspoons ghee, additional
• butter, melted, for brushing

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour and baking powder in a large bowl.
• 2 make a well in the center of the flour and add the salt, chopped mint, yoghurt, margarine/ghee (150 gms) and enough milk to form a stiff, yet pliable dough.
• 3 cover with a slightly damp cloth and leave aside for at least 45 minutes.
• 4 knead the dough well again for about two minutes and then divide it into 6 even-sized balls.
• 5 roll out each ball of dough into a small disc approximately 3-4" in diameter.
• 6 spread 1/2 tsp of margarine/ ghee on the surface of the disc.
• 7 bring the edges of the disc together to seal and shape back into a ball.
• 8 repeat with the remaining discs.
• 9 cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for another half hour.
• 10 dust a rolling surface with a little flour and roll out each ball of dough into a disc approximately 7" in diameter.
• 11 heat a frying pan and fry one disc at a time on medium heat, pressing the edges with a clean, dry cloth, till both sides are golden-brown.
• 12 drizzle with melted butter and cut in halves.
• 13 serve hot.