Thin flatbread (veechu rotti)

Name: Thin flatbread (veechu rotti)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 tbsp oil (3 tbsp for the dough and 2 tbsp for frying); 500 g (1lb 2 oz/4 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 tsp salt; 200 ml (7 fl oz/generous ¾ cup) water

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:50min

‘Veechu’ translates as ‘thrown’ in Tamil, referring to the hand motion used to form this simple bread. They were introduced to the island by early Arab traders and resemble khobz flatbreads.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:41:48 GMT