Coconut Roti - A Srilankan delicacy

 

 

 Coconut Roti - A Srilankan delicacy

 

      Srilanka, an island nation in the south east Asia. The country is very beautiful, very rich in flora & fauna.While browsing the food trail of Srilanka, I learnt that it looks very similar to Kerala cuisine, usage of coconut oil and coconut milk, etc.  Coming to the recipe

 

 

 

Ingredients:

Wheat flour:  2 cups

Finely chopped onion: 2 nos (big ones)

Finely chopped green chillies: 3 nos

Grated Coconut: 3/4 cup

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking as needed

Water as needed

Method:

1) Take a wide bowl and add in all the ingredients one by one and give it a through mix.

2) Once it is mixed well, add water little by little and knead it into a soft dough. 

3) Let the dough rest for 20 minutes.

4) Divide the dough in equal size roundels.

5) Roll out the roundels into thick chapati.

6) Place a tawa on the stove over medium high flame and cook the chapati until nice golden spots appear on it. Take it out and serve hot.

7) Taste best with onion sambal or any pickle.

Note:

1) Do not rest the dough for more than 20 minutes, as the onions may leave water and the dough becomes soggy.

For Onion Sambal:

1) Take 2 onions, 2 red chillies, 1/ 2 cup grated coconut, salt, oil 2 tea spoons and 1 lemon.

2) Grind all the above except oil and lemon to a coarse paste.

3) Heat oil in a kadai, temper with currey leaves, mustard seeds and saute the paste for 10 minutes till it becomes dry and squeeze lemon juice. Mix it well and serve.

4) Tastes best with plain rice and coconut chapati.