Roomali Roti or Rumali roti is another great hit at our home. We loved this Indian Roti and found the recipe from Vah Chef.(Chef Sanjay Thumma).He explains this recipe well in his video tutorial and I thought of trying this for a dinner. As per him, Roomali means handkerchief. So this Roomali Roti should be very thin and soft.
To make Roomali roti, some skills are needed. A skill person will flip the dough balls in air to make the thinnest possible roti. However I used a roller and rolled over the counter top. Still the taste was good though the Rotis were rolled.
Again, for the Rumali roti, there is a cooking technique. They are cooked in an upside down bowl type cooking pan. Therefore to make this roti, the bowl type pan is needed to heat upside down. But I didn’t try this method; basically I don’t want to heat inside of a pan. Therefore I used a flat pan.
Here is the recipe for Roomali Roti, you will like this if you are a fan of Indian food.
Ingredients (5-6 Roti)
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 cups all-purpose flour (Maida)
2-3 tbspn cooking oil
1/2 cup water or as required
Salt to taste
Method
Preparation of the dough
Add flour & salt together & sift into a medium bowl.
Gradually add water & make a dough. Then add cooking oil to this dough and knead the dough on a cleaned & greased counter top for about 5 minutes.
Make small golf sized balls from this dough. Cover using a damp cloth. Allow to rest for about 1 hour.
Making the roti
After 1 hour,
Take a small ball of dough.
On a very cleaned & greased counter top, place the dough and roll it as much as thin. Turn it both side & roll again.
Meantime, heat a pan and this pan should be highly heated to make the perfect Roomali Roti.
Once the roti dough is rolled to very thin roti, place it on heated pan.
Don’t overcook, after 2-3 seconds turn the roti.(this is to avoid crispy roti)
After another 2-3 seconds, roti is done. Fold into triangle shape and remove from the pan.
Continue the process with remaining dough balls.
Serve with a spicy curry.
I served with a mixed vegetable curry and a Coconut sambola.(Though coconut sambola is a Sri Lankan dish, it perfectly goes with most of Indian Rotis)
Notes:
Roomali Roti should be soft and thin. To achieve that, heat the pan well. A cold/less heated pan will not give the soft rotis.
Once the roti is placed on the pan, turn it into other side in about 2-3 seconds.
If you try this roomali roti recipe,please share a comment.
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18 comments
Amy really you have done the roti so well 🙂 always wanted to try this at home
You have made them perfectly ! Kudos!!
roomali roti makes so soft.. so tempting
Hi Amila, this roti look so inviting and delicious. First time I see this roomali roti, thank you for sharing the recipe.
Have a nice week ahead.
heard stories about this roti…thin,fluffy,soft,paperlike,flying sheet….this is what i use to hear…so intense roti that melts in our mouth
perfectly thin and soft roomali rotis…just waiting to be savored with korma…can’t wait to try this recipe out 🙂
Very nicely made roomali roti dear, looks really soft…
I have been wanting to make this roti for very long now 🙂 You have made them so perfect and love the shape you have given to them 🙂 fabulous looking roti’s 🙂
you have done perfectly…looks so perfect…
Looks perfect, I do make a flat bread, more mediterian style of bread, great for a midday meal. Will try these roti’s
Wow!!! So perfect roomali… Superb post…
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Amazing rotis… I have never thought of trying this at home as I thought it was not possible but you made it look so easy… gonna try for sure..
yummy and delicious roti
Prefect looking romali roti, they looks absolutely inviting.
Well done Amila…So thin and perfectly made…I’m a big fan of parotta and rumali roti….so tempting dear…
Always wanted to make this, but somehow keep postponing.. Looks very tempting !
Delicious romali roti, looks so inviting.
That looks great!