Roti
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- In Indonesia Roti or Rote is also a name of an island, see Rote Island.
Image:Phulka.jpg Roti is the Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Indonesian and Malaysian word for bread.
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Generically, the word roti may refer to many different kinds of bread, such as chapati and phulka, each with its specific name. In Marathi, roti is often called Chapati or Poli. In Gujarati it is rotli. In Punjabi a light, easily eaten roti is called Phulka. It is usually used to refer to the round flat unleavened breads eaten throughout India and Pakistan, in contrast to the yeasted naan breads originating primarily in the north-west of the South Asia and Central Asia. It is sometimes referred to as the baloon bread by westerners.
Outside South Asia
In Malaysia the term encompasses all forms of bread including western-style bread as well as the traditional Indian breads. Roti is made most often from wheat flour, cooked on a flat or slightly concave iron griddle called a tawa, but other grains may be used as well. Like breads around the world, roti is a staple accompaniment to other foods, maybe spread with ghee (clarified butter), used as a scoop or rolled up with a filling.
In Thailand, "roti" refers to the above mentioned bread drizzled with condensed milk, rolled up, and eaten as a hot snack. This form is more or less related to the Malaysian and Singaporean roti canai, or roti prata, which in turn is related to the paratha.
West Indian Roti
Roti also features prominently in the diet of many West Indian countries. West Indian Roti are primarily made from wheat flour, salt, baking powder, and water. They are cooked on a tawa. Certain rotis are also made with butter. There are several types of roti made in the West Indies:
- Sada Roti: Similar to nan. It is cooked on a tawa, therefore the bottom is not crispy like that of nan. The most commonly consumed roti in Trinidad because it is the easiest roti to make.
- Paratha Roti : A roti made with butter, usually ghee. It is cooked on a tawa, and oil is rubbed on both sides and the roti is "fried". This gives the roti a crispy outside. When it almost finished cooking, the cook then begins to beat the roti while it is on the tawa, causing the roti to crumble. It is also called Buss-Up-Shot.
- Dosti Roti : A roti where 2 layers are rolled out together and cooked on the tawa. It is also rubbed with oil while cooking. It is called dosti roti because the word dosti means friends in hindi.
- Dalpuri : A roti with a stuffing of ground yellow split peas, cumin, garlic, and pepper. The split peas are boiled until they are al dente, and ground in a mill. The cumin is toasted until black, and also ground. The stuffing is pushed into the roti dough, and sealed. When rolled flat the filling is distributed withing the confines of the roti. It is cooked on the tawa and rubbed with oil for ease of cooking. This is the most popular roti. Another version of this is aloopuri, which is made from potatoes.
