A traditional recipe of Makai ki Roti with tips and tricks to roll perfect,crack free rotis. Makai ki Roti is a flatbread that’s made from corn meal/Maize flour and is naturally gluten free. Because there is no gluten in the dough its tricky to roll. Makai ki Roti is a popular roti from the state of Punjab. Its usually made in the winter months when corn and mustard are freshly harvested.

This recipe was shared by my friend Pompy. This is how she and her family have been making it for generations and I am so glad she shared her recipe with me so I can further pass it on to my readers. I recently shared her recipe of Sarson ka Saag/Mustard greens. Makai ki Roti and Sarson ka Saag are a match made in heaven-they go so well with each other!

In the olden times, they would just pat the dough on a board with their hands and make it into rotis, no rolling pins and plastic sheets! I have seen the elders in my family make it like that-to me that’s an art form. For me I am happy making it this way with the convenience of rolling pin and plastic sheets/wax paper/parchment paper.

Some of the other traditional North Indian recipes on my blog are –

Instant Pot Matar Paneer

Paneer Bhurji/Tofu Crumble Stir Fry

Lehsuni Palak Paneer

Easy Tikka Masala Sauce Recipe-Vegan and Gluten Free

–Bean Aloo/Green Beans and Potato stir fry,

Baingan Aloo-No Onion Garlic Recipe,

Bhindi do pyaza with Frozen Bhindi

Punjabi Pakore Wali Kadhi in Crock Pot-Recipe for 20(using Greek Yogurt).

Tips for Rolling Makai Ki Roti-

Make a well in the flour and put boiling hot water in the well and cover the well with makai flour/corn meal
Immediately cover with a plate for few minutes
When cool enough to handle dough, make a soft pliable dough
Let dough rest for 15-20 minutes
Use plastic sheets and rolling pin for rolling the dough

Here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-

Makai Ki Roti with Tips and Tricks to Roll the Rotis

Aanchal Gupta

A traditional recipe of Makai ki Roti with tips and tricks to roll perfect,crack free rotis.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Course Dinner, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Indian, North Indian, Punjabi

Servings rotis

Equipment

1 Rolling Pin
1 pan/tava/griddle
1 bowl large
1 pan for boiling water

Ingredients

4 cups Makai ka Atta/Corn meal/Maize Flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp carom seeds/ajwain
2 to 2 1/2 cups of BOILING water I used 2 1/4 cup of water
2 large pieces of plastic I cut open a gallon size ziploc bag
rolling pin

Instructions

In a bowl mix Makai ka atta/corn meal/ maize flour with salt and carom seeds/ ajwain
Make a well in the flour
Pour the boiling water in the well
Use a spoon to cover the rest of the flour over the water,cover with plate and set aside for few minutes
When you can handle it, make a dough,cover and set aside for 15-20 minutes
Divide dough into 10-12 balls
Take a dough ball and smoothen it with your fingers and palms, roll in dry flour
Place the dough on plastic sheet, cover with another sheet of plastic and flatten with rolling pin
Place on a hot griddle/tava/pan and put some oil on both sides till golden brown on both sides

Notes

Use Boiling water and cover, it helps to soften the dough and make it easier to roll. After making dough again let it rest for 15-20 minutes. Do not move the dough inside the plastic sheets, instead move the sheets around,with the dough inside, to get an evenly rolled roti. You can try to use wax/parchment paper instead of plastic sheets.

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Put corn meal/Makai ka atta/maize flour along with salt and carom seeds/ajwain in a bowl