Sri Lanka

Pol roti

Name: Pol roti
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 2 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1 1/2 cups fresh grated coconut; 1 small finely chopped onion; 2 chopped green chilli; 1 sprig chopped curry leaves; Water, about 1/2 cup; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for the pan; 1 tsp salt

Coconut flatbread with onion and chilli. Sri Lankan breakfast that's half bread, half snack.

30 minTime

8 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayFlour, coconut, onion and chilli, griddled.

The original

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8 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

30minutessame

Classic pol roti.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups

Fresh grated coconut1½ cups

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Green chilli2, chopped

Curry leaves1 sprig, chopped

Waterabout 1/2 cup

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for the pan

Salt1 tsp

Method

3 steps

1Mix flour, coconut, onion, chilli, curry leaves and salt. Add water slowly and knead to a soft dough.
2Divide into 8 balls and pat each into a thick round on an oiled sheet.
3Cook on a hot tawa with a little oil until spotted brown on both sides.

Serve it like this

Stack warm on a plate with lunu miris or pol sambol and a cup of strong, sweet Ceylon tea.

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Pol roti

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