Spelt Flour Roti!

My Ammama!!

I've decided that I need to make more of an active effort in following my Ayurvedic diet; hence my adventure in making spelt roti. I've started to take a strong liking towards roti and thought why not make some I can actually eat?

Spelt is supposed to be very nutritious. Commonly seen in central Europe and the Middle East; spelt is a healthier version of wheat. It has a lot of protein and less gluten than conventional wheat. 

My grandmother has been staying with us for the past week and a half. I thought this was an ideal time to ask her how to make many traditional Indian foods. Since I never have made roti, I naturally asked her. I wanted her to tell me what to do in order to make them. Instead she took the reigns and made the spelt roti herself....I should have seen that coming. Check out the recipe for spelt roti below! 

Spelt Roti

Ingredients 

• 3/4 cup of spelt flour
• Water (enough to make a dough) 
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oil 
• Ghee

Directions 

1. In a bowl combine the flour, salt and water. Gently, knead into a dough. 

2. When a ball forms, add the oil and knead again. 

3. Form ping pong size balls. Then with a rolling pin make the dough into a thin circle. Or you can attempt to make it into a circle, I can't make a round roti to save my life. Then dab a little bit of ghee on the flat disc and roll it up into a cigar and then roll it into a ball. Then with your rolling pin, roll it into a circle. When you add the ghee and roll it up, it gives the roti layers. 

4. Place your tava or plan on medium high heat. With a paper towel, rub some oil on the tava and place the roti. Cook until both sides are golden brown. 

This isn't a tava, but this allows you to further brown your roti

*Notes*
* Don't over knead spelt dough, the gluten doesn't need to be worked as much as regular flour. If you over work it then it will become dry and brittle. It's a trial and error sort of situation.

Ease: Very easy to make
Ayurvedic Friendly: Yes
Yummy: It doesn't taste any different from whole wheat rotis