Name: Srilankan Pol rotis ( Onion - Coconut flat breads ) recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: All purpose flour 2 cups; Freshly Grated Coconut 1 Cup; Salt a pinch; Olive / canola oil 2 tablespoons; Chill water 1/2 glass; Onion medium sized 1 finely chopped

ABOUT Srilankan Pol rotis ( Onion - Coconut flat breads ) RECIPE

Pol rotis are very common , everyday food in Central Srilanka. A tasty easy flavourful roti variety .

Instructions

In a bowl , take refined flour , salt , fresh grated coconut , 1 teaspoon oil and knead into a soft dough .
Consistency of the dough should be no sticky . Add oil to the dough so that spreading to rotis becomes easy .
Check that the dough doesn’t stick to your finger . Tats the right consistency .
Divide the dough into medium sized equal balls .
Place it on an aluminium sheet / a flat plate . Grease the plate / sheet with oil .
Spread the ball into small round rotis .
Now take a teaspoon of chopped onions and place the onions at the centre of the roti . Close the roti by its ends and make into a big ball .
Grease your fingers and the plate and start spreading this big ball into a medium sized thick roti .
Similarly, spread the rest of the balls too into thick rotis . Don’t forget to stuff onions before spreading .
Heat a pan . Place the pol rotis on the hot pan . Fry both the sides till Brown spots appear .
Pol rotis are ready to serve .
Serve hot with coconut sambol / kadala curry

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