Wheat Orotti

Orotti is an unfermented flat bread made in Kerala. Very easy to prepare and very filling. Usually very fine rice flour is the main ingredient. Very little oil is used in the preparation. This is completely hand made. No need to use rolling pin / belan.

 Here, instead of rice flour, wheat flour is used. Wheat flour makes the preparation even more easier. When rice flour is used, boiling water is used to make the dough, but wheat flour needs only normal water.

Preparation:

• In a bowl add the wheat flour and grated coconut. Knead the coconut well into the flour, so that the coconut is evenly incorporated in the wheat flour. Now add the cumin, salt and sugar and mix. Add little water and make a dough with the consistency of chappathi/Roti dough. 
• Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Heat a flat tawa, smear a thin film of oil/ghee. Keep the flame low -medium. Take one part of the dough, roll it into a ball and flatten it lightly between your palms and place on the hot tawa. Dip your fingers in a bowl of drinking water and flatten out the orotti with your wet fingers on the tawa. Do it carefully. If you try to make it very thin your fingers might get burned. Allow to cook on low flame. When one side is cooked, flip and cook the other side. When both sides are cooked to your satisfaction, remove the cooked orotti to a plate. Continue the same process, till all the orottis are cooked. 
• Serve hot as breakfast /dinner. If you want, you can have a little pickle along with it. 
• Note: If you don't want  sugar, add 1/4 cup grated coconut extra, in the place of sugar. Wheat orotti is softer and tastier. 

Serve with a little pickle, any pickle of your choice.

Ingredients: 

Wheat flour - 1 cup 

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup 

Sugar - 1/2 tablespoon 

Cumin seeds - 2 pinches (Whole/ crushed/ powder) 

Salt - 1/4 teaspoon 

Water enough to make dough 

Oil / Ghee just to smear the tawa