Wednesday, October 3, 2018

BESANI / BESANA JI KOKI / SINDHI FLATBREAD WITH GRAM FLOUR


Besani or Besana ji Koki is a traditional flat bread from the Sindhi Cuisine. Koki is made only from wheat flour while in Besani we add besan (gram flour) . You can take the ratio of half and half of both the flours. Finely chopped onions, green chillies and carom seeds are also added for flavour. This can be served for breakfast with curd , pickle or for brunch with any sabzi too if you like. It is quite filling.

Ingredients:
Besan / gram flour ... 1 cup
Wheat flour ............. 1 cup
Onion ..................... 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
Green chillies ........ 2-3 (finely chopped)
Coriander leaves ... handful
Carom seeds / ajwain ... 1/2 tsp or cumin seeds
Turmeric powder ......... 1/4 tsp
Salt ............................ to taste
Ghee or oil ................ 2 tbsps (to add while kneading)
Ghee or oil .............. as needed (to brush while roasting)

Method:

Mix all the ingredients and knead adding water little by little.








Make a stiff dough.







Take a small portion and roll it out into a flat bread slightly thicker than the normal roti.









Heat a griddle and transfer the roti. Prick it with the spatula or a knife.






Roast the flat breads brushing a little ghee to make them crisp.








Repeat the same process and make all the rotis. Serve hot with pickle, curd or sabzi.

12 comments:

  1. Love the flavours you have infused in the koki a perfect recipe to serve in breakfast or packing in lunch boxes.

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  2. This traditional flat bread from the Sindhi Cuisine looks so flavorful. Must be good combo with curd for me :)

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  3. I recently tried parathas with besan and wheat flour and loved how different they taste. Am sure this koki tastes awesome with all the spices and onion.

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  4. Koki looks so flavourful and scrumptious. I am tempted to try this recipe. Step by step pics are really helpful for me.

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  5. I’ve got to try this, bookmarking this recipe. It sounds delicious :)

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  6. One of my favorite breakfast recipe. It looks delicious.

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