Aloo roti Potato flat bread recipe

 Indian potato flat bread recipe

Aloo roti Potato flat bread is one popular Indian Bread recipe.This is a quicker version of stuffed aloo paratha.

Stuffed aloo paratha needs more potatoes and a little bit more work. So I make aloo roti when I am short of potatoes or when I want to use less amount of potato.

Aloo roti can be part of breakfast, lunch or dinner or as a snack. It is easy to prepare.

 You can prepare the dough in advance. You can keep it in the fridge for 2-3 days. You need only a few minutes to make rotis as and when you want.

Serve Aloo roties with pickle, curry, or just with plain yogurt. It can be a one dish meal too.

Aloo roti can be served hot from the girdle or at room temperature. So you can take it for lunch to office or school or for a picnic.

How to make Potato Bread - Aloo roti

Ingredients for aloo roti - Flat potato bread

Ingredients for Aloo roti - Potato flat bread

• Potatoes - 2 large
• Coriander(cilantro) leaves - 1 tbsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Green chili paste - 1.2 tsp
• Garlic paste(optional) - 1/4 tsp
• Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
• Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• oil- 1 tbsp
• water - for forming the dough
• Oil or ghee for cooking

Prepare aloo roti dough

• Boil potatoes. Mash them finely. (I use a grater to grate them and then it is easier to mash).
• Chop coriander leaves finely.
• Add green chili paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, coriander leaves to mashed potatoes. Mix well.

• Mix whole wheat flour with the mashed potato mix.
• Add water little by little to form a dough ball. You do not need a lot of water.
• Knead well. Keep aside for 20 min.
• Knead again after 20 minutes and divide the dough in big lime sized balls. 

Making Aloo roti - Potato flat bread.

1. Take one dough ball. Dip it in dry flour.
2. Sprinkle a little flour on the board and put the dough ball on it.
   
3. Using a rolling pin, roll a small round.
4. Roll lightly the roti in to a thick circle. Sprinkle a little dry flour when necessary so that it doesn't stick to the board.
   
5. Heat a girdle and place the roti on the hot girdle.
   
6. Add a little oil on it. When it has light brown spots on one side, turn it using a spatula.
   
7. Cook it on the other side till it has golden brown spots.Take off the girdle.
   
8. Prepare all the rotis in the same way.

Serve hot with any curry, pickle , tomato ketchup or a cup of Curds(plain yogurt).

Tips

• Add water carefully. Make a tight dough in the beginning.
• You may keep the dough in the fridge for 2-3 days and make alu roti when you want.
• Or you may make the alu rotis and keep them in the fridge wrapped ziplock bags for 3-4 days. Heat and eat when you want.