Skip to main content

Shaping Ragi Roti is Tough | Hack to make round gluten-free chapatis

Shaping gluten-free rotis, especially ragi roti, can be quite challenging due to the lack of gluten, which provides elasticity and structure to dough. Many beginners, and even experienced cooks, struggle to get them perfectly round.


My hack using a round, heavy-duty hot pot stand (or matka stand) is ingenious. It’s a clever way to repurpose kitchen items for a specific task.



Mastering Gluten-Free Roti: The Challenge of Shaping Ragi Roti


Crafting perfectly round rotis can be a significant hurdle for many home cooks, a challenge compounded exponentially when working with gluten-free flours. Unlike their wheat-based counterparts, gluten-free flours such as ragi flour lack the elastic protein network that gluten provides. This absence makes gluten-free doughs inherently more crumbly, less pliable, and notoriously difficult to roll out into uniform circles. Achieving a consistent, round shape in a ragi roti or other gluten-free chapati often demands considerable experience and a nuanced understanding of these unique dough characteristics. Without specific techniques, the process can lead to frustration and irregularly shaped results.


An Ingenious Hack for Perfectly Round Gluten-Free Rotis


Fortunately, a simple yet highly effective kitchen hack can transform your experience of shaping gluten-free flatbreads. This method leverages common household items to provide the necessary structure and guidance, ensuring consistent, round rotis every time, even for those new to gluten-free baking.


The Hack: Utilize a round, heavy-duty hot pot stand (often used as a matka stand for water pots). The key is its rigid, round perimeter.


Method

Prepare the dough as usual. Knead your ragi roti dough or other gluten-free chapati dough until it is pliable, though it will still lack the elasticity of wheat dough.



Form a rough disc by pressing a portion of the dough into shape.

Lightly flour your rolling surface. Roll out the dough.

Cut a roundel using the pizza cutter or hot pot stand.


The edges will press against the inner circumference of the stand, guiding it into a perfectly round shape. Apply even pressure, working from the center outward.


Once the desired thinness is achieved, carefully lift the perfectly round roti and transfer it to a hot tawa or griddle for cooking.


This approach effectively provides a template, simplifying the shaping process for challenging gluten-free flours. It’s a practical tip that enhances the culinary experience, allowing you to consistently produce beautifully round and delicious ragi rotis and other gluten-free flatbreads with ease.


Products used in this video: 

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0BD1PQLY3/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0BD1PQLY3&pd_rd_w=CeGkG&content-id=amzn1.sym.9f1cb690-f0b7-44de-b6ff-1bad1e37d3f0&pf_rd_p=9f1cb690-f0b7-44de-b6ff-1bad1e37d3f0&pf_rd_r=H4EWPPFP9V3PZY58X2P1&pd_rd_wg=b3TfV&pd_rd_r=f9b8442c-73c5-44eb-9417-5e899d7c237c&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Making Dahi Without Starter | बिना जामन के दही | How to Make Curd at Home Without Curd

Ever imagines how to make curd without curd (with almonds) बिना जामन के दही ? Well, I am sure such use of almonds as a curd starter is nowhere in your thoughts, right? Perhaps we are not used to thinking on these lines until it happens incidentally and you want to share your experiment with others. I am happy to say that I have experimented with making curd without starter and it gives me creamy and sweet curd. बिना जामन के दही | How to Make Curd at Home Without Curd A Little About my Curd Love Give me a bowl of rich, creamy curd and I do not need anything else on my dining table. Perhaps as a Punjabi, born and brought up into a Punjabi family, I have that special love and fondness for curd. My parents have inculcated in me good eating habits - home food is the best, they would day, preach and practice. This has become ingrained in my thoughts. I detest outside food, and yes, I dub it as market junk. One reason I love all homemade stuff - mommade food is the best. But w...
Post a Comment
Read more

Is Tandoori roti good for health [NO, it Isn't But I eat soft oil-free wheat tandoori chapatis daily]

Tandoori roti is delicious and quite addictive too, but is it good for your health?Is there something called tandoori roti health risk? Yes and no.  Yes, if you order it outside.  What is tandoori roti made up of? The reason these Indian flatbreads have earned a bad reputation is that they are made with maida or refined flour, which is only empty calories. Then they use dalda or hydrogenated fat to make the roti soft. remember, tandoori roti is an addiction and I am addicted to it but one made at home with wholesome ingredients.  How to make tandoori roti at home At home, making quick tandoori roti on tawa is a breeze!   so here's how I do it to avoid all the health risks associated with restaurant tandoori roti. we can easily make soft atta tandoori roti on tawa too. yes, tandoor cooking is good but maida isn't.  start by adding water to a bowl. throw in methi powder and flaxmeal. You can skip both if you want. but I suggest adding the two ingredients in y...
Post a Comment
Read more

Carrot Kanji Recipe [Indian Probiotic Drink for A Healthy Gut, Digestive Recipe]

  Red Carrot Kanji Recipe| Carrot Kombucha (Gajar Ki Kanji Benefits Gut, Digestive Health) This red carrot kanji recipe takes inspiration from Deepti Agarwal's black carrot kanji recipe, which is her nani's recipe. Here's my trial with kanji..I have made it with red carrot alone. Yes, the Punjaban in me loved the spicy & tangy probiotic. Super yum and Healthy Thanks dear for inspiring me to try the gut-friendly drink. homemade red carrot kanji recipe indian probiotic Is Carrot Kanji good for health and how do you make red carrot kanji at home? Here's presenting lal gajar ki kanji recipe inspired by my dear friend Deepti Aggarwal's black carrot kanji recipe, which is her heirloom recipe and has been in her family for generations. Is Kanji alcoholic? No, fruit turns into alcohol if it is left in a bath of water enclosed in a jar. Here we are not closing the lid; rather, tying a cloth for oxygen inflow, which prevents kanji from becoming alcoholic. What is Kanji ma...
Post a Comment
Read more