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Rajgira roti | Recipes with amaranth | Amaranth Paratha | Rajgira benefits | Thotakoora

Rajgira roti or amaranth flour roti is a protein rich, gluten free vegan flatbread with high nutritional values and extremely good for health
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Course: Breakfast, Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: diabetic friendly, gluten free, Healthy, Nutritious
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: 296kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Sweet Potato boiled
  • ½ tsp carom seed
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp fennel powder
  • ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup amaranth flour
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp wood pressed groundnut oil

Instructions

  • Firstly, take a wide bowl and add boiled, mashed sweet potato
  • Then add carom seeds, cumin powder, fennel powder and red chilli powder
  • Similarly, add salt to taste, there by adding amaranth/rajgira flour
  • Next add finely chopped coriander leaves and crumble the mixture
  • Knead well to form a dough consistency, add little water if needed while kneading
  • Also add a tsp of wood pressed groundnut oil and knead it for a minute
  • Rest the dough for 15 mins and take out a lemon size dough and make into balls
  • Place this on a rolling board, dust with flour and roll out into thin roti
  • Meanwhile, heat a cast iron tawa on moderate flame
  • Once the tawa is hot enough, place rolled roti and cook well
  • Apply little oil over roti and cook on both sides
  • Now protein rich, vegan Rajgira roti is ready to serve!
  • Enjoy this with chutney, curry or simply curd with pickle
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