Masala Roti Recipe-Soft and Spicy Indian Flat Bread

Masala Roti Recipe is a yummy soft and Spicy Indian Flat Bread prepared with bajra, ragi, maize, oatmeal, whole wheat flours and spiced with everyday Indian spices. Make these delicious and healthy roti for a wholesome lunch or dinner and serve along with any gravy by the side.

Nithya Anantham
Masala Roti Recipe-Soft and Spicy Indian Flat Bread
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Soft and Spicy Masala Roti Recipe is a delicious Indian flat bread with the goodness of pearl millet or bajra, finger millet or ragi, maize or makai, oatmeal and whole wheat flour. This Soft and Spicy Indian Flat Bread has the right mix of various millets and spices making it a nutritious wholesome food. 

Did you know: Millet provides a host of nutrients, has a sweet nutty flavor, and is considered to be one of the easily digestible and non-allergenic flat bread available. Millet's are categorized as smart carbs with lots of fiber and low simple sugars. Because of its low glycemic index, it is known to produce lower blood sugar levels than whole wheat or rice, making it a super food suitable for diabetics. It is also a low cholesterol diet.

Serve Masala Roti along with Amla Methi Sukhi Sabzi and Cauliflower Moong Dal for lunch or along with Jeera Aloo/Baingan Ka Bharta for a wholesome breakfast.

Here are other Roti recipes that you will find interesting:

  1. Masala Akki Roti Recipe (Spicy Rice Flour Flatbread Recipe)
  2. Besan & Atta Ki Roti Recipe (Chickpea Flatbread)
  3. Gluten Free Ragi Roti Recipe (Spiced Finger Millet Flat Bread)

Cuisine: Karnataka
Course: Dinner
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

20 M

Cooks in

30 M

Total in

50 M

Makes:

4-5 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 cup Corn flour
  • 1/2 cup Oats Flour
  • 1/4 cup Bajra Flour ( Pearl Millet)
  • 1/4 cup Ragi Flour (Finger Millet/ Nagli)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Flax seed powder (flax meal)
  • 1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds) , crushed between palms
  • 2 teaspoons Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
  • Lukewarm Water , to knead the dough
  • Ghee , or oil to cook
  • Salt , to taste

How to make Masala Roti Recipe-Soft and Spicy Indian Flat Bread

  1. To begin making Masala Roti Recipe, combine all the ingredients, except the oil or ghee,  in a large Mixing bowl. Add a little lukewarm water at a time and knead to make a smooth dough.

  2. Drizzle a teaspoon of oil over the dough and knead for a couple of minutes until smooth and firm. Divide the roti dough into 10 portions.

  3. Preheat the tawa on medium heat.

  4. Roll each portion of the dough, by dusting in flour into a thin circle. The thickness of the masala roti will be based on how thin you can roll it.

  5. Once rolled, place the masala roti on the tawa and allow it to cook for a few seconds on medium heat.

  6. Once you see air bubbles popping, flip and turn. Smear ghee or oil over the roti and cook on both sides until browned and lightly crisp.

  7. Once done, transfer the Mixed Millets Masala Roti from the tawa onto a plate. Make masala rotis similarly with remaining portions of the dough.

  8. Serve Masala Roti along with Amla Methi Sukhi Sabzi and Cauliflower Moong Dal for lunch or along with Jeera Aloo/Baingan Ka Bharta for a wholesome breakfast.