I don’t know much about Khasta Roti. A friend informed me that it is from Punjab. I know that Khasta means crispy and thats exactly what our Khasta Roti’s are going to be. Crispy and savoury with aromatic mix of spices and herbs.
I have seen multitude of recipes all over the internet but I find that most of the recipes follow the same recipe as that of normal basic roti and it makes a soft Roti and has nothing to do with “Crispiness”. So whats special about them anyways? I had no idea and at last came upon couple of recipes using semolina and with some modifications – confirmed the crispiness of these rotis. This recipe is basically using many recipe ideas together and does not follow any set recipes as such. This is my version and hope you like it too.
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients together and then mix to form a dough.
2.Make sure the dough is soft and not too dry/soft. Add flour or more yogurt, in case needed to make a smooth dough.
3.Knead well and then divide the dough into small balls. Now with a rolling pin, roll it out into circles, or any shape as desired.
4.in a non stick pan, add 1/4 tsp ghee /oil and then fry the Roti for 2-3 min.
5.Turn when brown spots appear all over the roti. Serve it with any side dish of your choice. It is crispy – thanks to the semoline and soft thanks to yogurt.
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i dont think oregano is ajwain ! Ajwain is known as Carom seeds in english !
Yes, I am confused about that since I see both Carom and Oregano in different resources. Let me get back on that. Thanks for the pointer –DK
Made them for lunch DK. For some reason mine was not crispy. It was soft, maybe I should have given it some more time or I have added more yogurt. But we all definitely liked the taste. Will try it once again.
I’m bookmarking all the rotis DK. I have come across semolina rotis, but have not tasted them. But the combination of whole wheat flour and semolina is new to me.
Ever since we had this in a restaurant everywhere we would get this this is what we had, but the person at the restaurant told us its from broken wheat, I guess there are many forms but we love it since its so crispy.
They look lovely DK love the herbs that have been added
This one is new to me..never heard of it ..Sounds fantastic…i also simply loved ur apple bluberry crumble…they look fabulous…very well clicked photos
..damn tempting
First time hearing about this roti. looks nice.
Something new that I learnt
Different roti!
they look awesome, nice and crispy..and easy to make! love the recipe
chakali
Roti looks nice Dhiv..Havent heard of this..
the roti’s look soo good DK, will add the rava next time I make chapathi’s, like the idea of adding cumin and ajwain too.
Never heard of this one before. Soft and crisp sounds like a delicious oxymoron! Thanks for the intro to a new dish that sounds like a must try!
hey the rotis are still steaming……yummy.
kasta roti looks delecious dk
Looks delish, first time hearing about this roti, easy to make too.
Never heard this one, it looks very crisp and soft:)
Lovely DK,I did not know that you had to add semolina,yours sure looks crisp,mine are always a failure.Thanks,this is a must try.
That looks awesome…i love making rotis of different types..this surely looks crispy
u know DK, whenever I dont feel like cooking I make this roti. I dont add semolina. thats it. It taste great with tea
. my nani used to make this for us in our childhood.
Lovely Bread DK, semolina should have made it crispier and yogurt should have helped in making soft..will try this..
wow..thats lovely roti dhivi..now you are talking abt rotis..after my roti mela..bad girl..you better start thinking of rice ok!
it looks really yummy and best to eat with achar/curd
Have heard so much about khasta roti…but never knew they were called so because of thier crispiness..great pictorial too..;-)
nice nice…
I eat these at all winter weddings