Vastad Roti

Vastad Roti is a traditional Indian flatbread which has almost the same texture of paratha and little sweeter taste as banana is added to it ....well you can say the dough is almost the same as we do Mangalore buns but only difference is Buns we deep fry n oil and this we fry on the tawa . Serve with Any spicy accompaniment like spicy curry or with just simple dalitoi (konkani style traditional dal) it is a filling meal for sure ...Here is the recipe :) 

Ingredients 

2 medium sized ripe bananas mashed 

2-3 green chillies (finely chopped)

1 tsp coarsely ground peppercorn 

1/2 tsp Jeera 

1 &1/2 cup to 2 cups Maida / Plain flour 

1/4 cup thick yogurt /curd

salt to taste 

2 tsp sugar / Jaggery 

1 tsp soda bi carbonate

salt to taste 

1tbsp ghee or oil  +  oil to fry these rotis

Method

• Mash banana I simply blitz it in the mixer grinder till mashed consistency . Add Jaggery or sugar and mix well now add minced green chilli.
• Add soda, salt as needed , pepper powder, jeera, mix well now add yogurt and mix well , you will notice that as you have added soda it would turn frothy very quickly .
• Now add in Maida and bind it into a smooth dough . smear the dough with little melted ghee or oil and cover and leave it in room temperature overnight or for 8-10 hrs .
• After 8-10 hrs then pinch out a small portion of the dough make a med sized ball .
• Now dust the rolling board with little plain flour /Maida then roll into into puri sized chapathi make sure you roll evenly .
• Heat a chapathi pan smear it evenly with oil and put the rolled roti and fry evenly on both sides till cooked . Done ...Serve with dollop of butter / or any spicy gravy of your choice.