Pol Roti (Coconut Roti/Indian Flatbread)

"This is from yesterday's City Times newspaper. Looks sooo delish! I am drooling already. Will be making this very soon:)"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
6-8 pol rotis
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a bowl, mix together the flour, coconut and salt.
  • Add some water.
  • Grease your palm with a little butter.
  • Then, mix the batter well to form a dough.
  • (The idea behind greasing your palms is to avoid the batter from sticking to your palms).
  • Add chillies and onions.
  • Mix well.
  • Divide the dough into 6-8 equal sized balls.
  • Then, using a rolling pin, on a floured board, roll out each ball into a round roti.
  • Heat a flat pan (tawa).
  • Put the roti on it in the middle of the pan.
  • When one side is cooked, turn it and cook the other side until light brown specs appear on either side.
  • Remove from pan.
  • Serve hot with Pol Sambhar (recipe posted separately).

Questions & Replies

  1. I would love to make this bread, but, what how exactly do I prepare the "scraped" coconut. Is it ground, fresh coconut?
     
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Reviews

  1. Great recipe. This is not an Indian recipe this is a Sri Lankan recipe. "Pol" means coconut in sinhalese. Would be nice if the author or the owners of the website make the correction.
     
  2. This is Sri Lankan I think.
     
  3. Yes this is a Sri Lankan recipe. Pol means coconut in sinhalese
     
  4. Isn't this a Sri Lankan dish? This is excellent by the way. I've had this many times while I was there and have been making it for a while since returning home. Its great plain too, hot out of the pan with some butter....yummy!
     
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