Bakarkhani Roti

Traditional Kashmiri Bread

Sooji is a fine flour see link (Sooji)

Bakarkhani Roti

Traditional Kashmiri Bread
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • ½ kg Maida (Flour)
  • ¼ cup Fine Sooji
  • ¼ cup Ghee
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
  • 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
  • Milk to knead the dough

Equipment

  • Large Baking Sheet

Method
 

  1.  Mix maida, sooji, ghee, sugar, salt, cardamom powder, egg, poppy seeds and yeast in a bowl.
  2. Add milk slowly and knead to make a soft Chapati like dough.
  3. Knead the dough for 4-5 minutes.
  4. Cover the dough and keep aside for 1 hour.
  5. Divide the dough into 8 equal balls.
  6. Take one ball and roll to make a 4 inch circle.
  7. Apply some ghee on top and fold to make a semicircle.
  8. Apply some more ghee and fold to make a triangle.
  9. Now fold this triangle to make a round again.
  10. Roll the round to a .5 mm disc and prick it with a fork all over.
  11. Arrange the discs on a baking sheet.
  12. Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees C.
  13. Bake for 10-12 minutes till slightly browned from top.
  14. Remove from oven and apply ghee generously on top.
  15. Serve hot with any curry of your choice.