How much cooking time?

35 min — 20 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Al Roti

Name: Al Roti
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Jammu & Kashmir Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 0.5tsp ajwain; 1cup Water; 250g Wheat Flour (Atta); 2tbsp Ghee; salt; 150g Bottle Gourd; 2tbsp oil

Kashmiri bottle gourd (lauki) stuffed flatbread cooked on tawa. Savory winter breakfast bread flavored with ajwain.

Time 35 min · Serves 3 · 459 kcal · Kashmir Valley, Jammu & Kashmir

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

ajwain — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Water — 1 cup (whole)
Wheat Flour (Atta) — 250 g (ground)
Ghee — 2 tbsp (whole)
salt (optional) (whole)
Bottle Gourd — 150 g (grated)

Tempering

oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Peel and grate the pumpkin, then cook it briefly with a pinch of salt until soft; cool and lightly mash for the filling.
Prepare the dough with wheat flour, ajwain, salt and water. Knead well and rest for 15 minutes.
Divide into portions, roll out each into a small disc, place a portion of the pumpkin filling in the centre, seal the edges and roll out gently into a stuffed flatbread.
Cook on a hot tawa with ghee until golden-brown spots appear on both sides.
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Al Roti?: 459 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 35 min — 20 min prep, 15 min cooking.