Tandoori Roti recipe |Home made Stove top no tandoor no microwave tanduri roti

Tandoori Roti is a type of Indian bread served with curries as main course. Tandoori Rotis are a little smaller and thicker than normal chapatis.This very popular Indian unleavened bread is traditionally prepared in a clay oven called  tandoor  and enjoyed as a main course. Without tandoor at home, still we can cook this bread in stove top method .

Tandoori roti  tastes great  with  following dishes . Click  on below links for recipes :

 SKP chicken,
Butter chicken
Dum ka murgh
Malvani chicken
Malvani chicken sukka
Mutton
punjabi chole
Dal makhani
Paneer butter masala
Paneer tikka masala


I guess most of us order tandoori roti when we visit restaurants .Dont have gas oven or tandoor at home - No problem - Cook the same tandoori roti  on your gas stove top & impress your family . here we go.

Ingredients:

2 cups Wheat Flour
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup Plain Yogurt
1 cup Maida
1 cup Milk  /Warm  water
2 tsp sugar
 2 tbsp Ghee /butter
 Salt to taste
 

Method
1. Mix the flour, maida, yoghurt, baking powder, milk and salt together. Pour enough water into it to make dough. Knead for about ten minutes  or until the dough becomes smooth and elastic. 



2. Cover the dough and leave it for 20-30 min. After due time, divide it into small balls of equal portions. 

3. Occasionally, apply some flour to roll the balls into a thick (4-5 mm) circular/oblong shape. 
4.Take sufficient atta dough and roll into a thick 4 - 5 inches in diameter circle ( slightly thicker than normal chapatis ).Heat a non stick roti tawa.(griddle).


5.Brush some water on one side of the rolled dough.

6.Place the watered side of the roti on the tawa. It will stick to the tawa.

7. Cook on a medium heat till small bubbles appear on the surface of the roti.

8.Now you can lift and notice that the underside of the roti is starting to cook.

9.Then using a tong lift the roti off the tawa and cook it directly on the flame. Turning alternate side ( likely to get puffed ).

10.Once done, taking it off the heat before it gets burnt.

11.Apply ghee /butter and serve with any gravy dishes of your choice.

BOTTOM VIEW OF TANDOORI ROTI

FRONT VIEW OF TANDOORI ROTI