Uttarakand, formerly known as Uttaranchal, was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. It is a state of Northern India and is is often referred to as the Land of Gods because of the numerous Hindu temples found throughout the state. It shares its boundaries with Tibet, Nepal, Uttar pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. The food of Uttarakand is known to be healthy and wholesome to suit the high energy necessities of the cold mountainuous regions. Most of the dishes are same as the other Northern states but there are some special preparations unique to the region such as dubuk, chudkani, jholi, khapa and so on.
Roat is a sweet flatbread made of wheat flour and cooked with generous amount of ghee. This is made during marriages or other religious functions in uttarakhand. I read elsewhere that roat are deep fried in ghee. But the recipe I followed suggested cooking roat on tawa with ghee. This is a very easy recipe to make. Filled with the flavour of ghee, roat tasted so yumm. Serve it hot or at room temperature, they surely mmake a nice flaky flavourful snack.
Recipe Source: Uttarakhand Worldwide
Ingredients:
Wheat Flour- 2 cups
Cold Milk- 1/2 cup
Ghee-3/4 cup
Cardamom Powder-1/2 tsp
Fennel Seeds-1 tsp
Jaggery-1 1/2 cups
Water-1/2 cup
Procedure:
1. In a bowl mix together flour, two tablespoon ghee, fennel seeds and cardamom powder.
2. In another pan mix together grated jaggery and water. Once the jaggery is dissolved, strain it to remove impurities.
3. Add cold milk to the flour and mix.
4. Now add the jaggery solution to make a soft dough. You may not use the whole jaggery syrup. Use little by little. Make a stiff dough.
5. Divide into 16-18 equal portions.
6. Roll each ball into a thick roti.
7. heat a tawa and cook the roat on both sides until tiny brown spots appear.
8. Smear generous amount of ghee on both sides and cook until crisp.
9. Serve them hot or at room temperature.
Mix together flour, fennel, cardamom powder and ghee.
Add cold milk and mix.
Add jaggery syrup.
Make a firm dough.
Divide into small portions.
Roll each portion to a thick disc.
Cook on a tawa.
Serve and Enjoy!!
Sounds very interesting n healthy…
A very rich flat bread. I am sure all the ghee adds a lot to the flavor.
wow so much ghee!!! that should be so tasty and flavorful..
Koat looks like a prefect evening snacks to have with a cup of tea while its raining outside, lovely snack there.
Same pinch! I also made these addictive ones. Loved them!
wow..we make a similar roti..called Lolo..and dip it into ghee after roasting..this one is similar in many ways and very very delicious.
Since I had decided on my bread, didn’t even check out other recipes..this is such a nice one Gayatri, bookmarked for doing later!
Deep fried would make it even more rich I believe.i can imagine the taste n aroma of ghee cooked roat. looks awesome!
Roat are perfectly made and delicious. Lovely clicks.
wow. looks and sounds yummy. roat is a great idea.. should try sometime
Perfectly made roat and you have shaped it to a perfect round,looks delicious…
Like the idea of fennel seeds in a sweet! A good snack!
My mom used to make it …lovely presentation !
Perfectly made roat. My mouth is watering
Sweet roti; roat looks delicious! My friend from this region tells me they use ghee a lot and even for parathas, they use generous amount of ghee. I won’t be surprised if some people deep fry roat in ghee.. 🙂
must be so flavorful with the spices used