Besan Ki Masala Roti

Name: Besan Ki Masala Roti (A spicy gram-flour bread)
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup (100 grams) besan (chickpea/gram flour); ½ cup (75 grams) Atta (whole-wheat flour); ½ teaspoon amchur (dried mango powder); 1½ teaspoons ground roasted cumin; ½ teaspoon red chile powder; ½ teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 2 tablespoons plus 4 teaspoons ghee, melted; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 green chiles, stemmed and chopped

A spicy gram-flour bread

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This spicy bread is a traditional breakfast in parts of India. The two different flours used, gram flour and whole-wheat flour, are good sources of energy and protein.

Ingredients

1 cup (100 grams) besan (chickpea/gram flour)
½ cup (75

Asia
India
Bread
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

Put the besan in a bowl. Add the atta, amchur, cumin, coriander, chile powder, turmeric, green chiles, cilantro, 2 tablespoons of the ghee, the salt, and ¼ cup (<