Bakarkhani Roti

Traditional Kashmiri Bread

Sooji is a fine flour see link (Sooji)

Bakarkhani Roti

Traditional Kashmiri Bread
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian

Equipment

  • Large Baking Sheet

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

Instructions
 

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