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Malooga - Yemeni Bread

Course Flat Bread, Main Dish
Cuisine International, Yemeni
Servings 1 Bread

Ingredients
  

  • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup
  • Semolina / Rava - 1/2 cup
  • Instant Yeast - 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - 3/4 tsp
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Water - 1/4 cup
  • Ghee - 1 + 1/2 tbs

Instructions
 

  • In a pan take ghee and heat it on low flame until it changes colour to dark brown.
  • Immediately transfer to another bowl, else the colour will darken with the heat of the pan. Set aside to cool.
  • In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients.
  • Add milk and water and knead to form a soft and slightly sticky dough.
  • Coat the dough with oil, cover and set aside until double.
  • Preheat oven to 225°C.
  • Take the dough on to the counter, sprinkle some flour and roll it into a thin rectangle.
  • Apply semn all over and sprinkle some black sesame seeds.
  • Now fold the rectangle into two.
  • Apply semn and fold it again into half.
  • Now apply semn and bring all the sides to the centre and pinch them together to form a ball.
  • Turn it seam side down and place it on a plate and cover.
  • Let it rest for five minutes.
  • Now grease a baking tray, place the dough on it and pat to form a huge flat disc.
  • Brush it with semn and sprinkle some black sesame seeds on top.
  • Bake on lower rack until the bread puffs up. Now shift the tray to top rack and bake until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and serve it hot.