Tamarind, Chilli & Jaggery Rotis

Name: Tamarind, Chilli & Jaggery Rotis
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 11 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar); 4 tbsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar); 2 red chillies; 5 tbsp tamarind paste; 2 tsp chilli powder; 1 tbsp ground ginger; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz/3¾ cups) strong white bread flour; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 2 tbsp ghee or oil, plus extra for brushing; 2 tbsp ghee or oil, plus extra for brushing

Preparation info

Makes about
18
rotis

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

One of my all-time favourite ingredients is tamarind. It is definitely the ingredient I would take with me to a desert island. The sweet and tangy notes of tamarind lend themselves to so many dishes. When we were young, dad used to bring us fresh tamarind pods to the school gate instead of sweets.

Ingredients

4 tbsp jaggery (or soft brown sugar)
2 red chillies
5

Asia
India
Bread
Main course
Vegan

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Dissolve the jaggery in 160ml (5¼fl oz/⅔ cup) hot kettle water.
Finely mince the red chillies. Put the chillies in a mixing bowl and add the tamarind paste, chilli powder, ginger, flour, salt and ghee or oil.
Add the jaggery water, a little at a time, bringing everything together with your hands and kneading to crea