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Recipe using desiccated coconut
Ingredients
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- ¼ cup hot water (not boiling water)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt (Salt to taste)
- 2/3 cup water (Add extra 2-3 tablespoons if required)
Method
- Add desiccated coconut to a bowl. Then add ¼ cup warm water. Give it a good mix.
- Add all-purpose flour to another bowl followed by salt. Mix well.
- Add the coconut mixture to flour and give it a good mix.
- Gradually add water to the flour mixture. You do not need to knead the dough.
- Divide the dough into 8-10 portions.
- Lightly roll up each portion into a rough ball.
- Flatten the dough until stretched and round-shaped with your palm and fingertips. (You can also dust a rolling pin with little bit of flour and roll the dough out and use a cookie cutter to form round shape)
- Cook on medium heat until the bottom starts to develop brown spots.
- Flip the roti over and cook until the bottom starts to develop brown spots on the other side.
- Repeat with the rest of the coconut roti.
- Serve warm with lunu miris
Enjoy!!!
Recipe using freshly grated coconut
Ingredients
- Freshly grated coconut
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt (Salt to taste)
- 2/3 cup water (Add extra 2-3 tablespoons if required)
Method
- Add freshly grated coconut, all-purpose flour to a bowl followed by salt. Mix well.
- Gradually add water to the flour mixture. You do not need to knead the dough.
- Divide the dough into 8-10 portions.
- Lightly roll up each portion into a rough ball.
- Flatten the dough until stretched and round-shaped with your palm and fingertips. (You can also dust a rolling pin with little bit of flour and roll the dough out and use a cookie cutter to form round shape)
- Cook on medium heat until the bottom starts to develop brown spots.
- Flip the roti over and cook until the bottom starts to develop brown spots on the other side.
- Repeat with the rest of the coconut roti.
- Serve warm with lunu miris
Enjoy!!!
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