Addictive Spicy Peas Rotis (indian Flatbreads)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 cups wheat flour
• water, to knead
• 1 1/2 cups peas, boiled, drained and coarsely ground
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, finely chopped (pudina)
• 4 green chilies, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, to taste
• oil or ghee, for shallow frying

Recipe

• 1 put flour in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 gradually add water and knead into a smooth, soft and pliable dough.
• 3 cover with a damp cloth.
• 4 keep aside for 20 minutes.
• 5 in another bowl, now combine together the ground/mashed peas, green chillies, mint and coriander leaves, salt and cumin seeds; mix well.
• 6 keep aside.
• 7 remove the damp cloth from the dough.
• 8 knead dough once again for 2-3 minutes.
• 9 divide dough into 10 equal portions (to make 10 rotis).
• 10 shape each portion into a ball.
• 11 flatten each ball of dough.
• 12 roll into flat rounds (rotis).
• 13 place spoonfuls of peas mixture in the center of the rolled out roti.
• 14 fold up the edges from all sides to cover up and enclose the peas mixture.
• 15 dip stuffed dough balls into dry wheat flour (known as "atta" in hindi).
• 16 roll out again into flat discs (rotis).
• 17 cook each roti on a hot griddle (tawa), adding a little ghee on both sides as the roti cooks.
• 18 make sure the rotis are well cooked on both sides and the edges as well.
• 19 serve hot with a curry of your choice accompanied by a yogurt raita.
• 20 alternatively, you can enjoy the roti with chilled plain low-fat yogurt.