Quinoa Oat Green Roti (Indian Flatbread)

For lunch today, my mom and I experimented with making a healthier version to the Indian favorite, roti. Roti is basically a thin, Indian flatbread, typically made out of white or whole wheat flour. We wanted it to be made out homemade flour (so unrefined) and out of our favorite whole grains (oats and quinoa). Moreover, we thought of making them with a little vegetable so we made a green spinach puree and it turned out to make delicious green rotis! You can’t even taste the difference, the rotis taste just like your atypical bread or tortilla yet they are so much healthier! Rotis are perfect to eat with any dish or as a snack – you can dip it into yogurt, hummus, or any other dips or you can enjoy it with your main entrees like lentils, soup, vegetables, etc. For non-Indians, you can easily replace rotis for your daily serving of bread! It tastes good with literally anything 🙂

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The Recipe

Yields 10 – 12 servings

Serving Size: ~ 5 – 6″ thin roti

1/3 cup quinoa

1/3 cup gluten-free oats

3 tbsp seaweed

3/4 cup spinach puree

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp hing powder (optional)

1 tsp olive oil

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Directions

1. Blend together the seaweed, quinoa, and oats to make a flour. 

2. Blend ~4 cups of raw spinach leaves to make a puree. Add a little water if needed. If you make any extras, you can freeze the puree and it will remain fresh for several months!

3. Mix together the flour, the spinach puree, and the spices. Start kneading the dough, add a little water if needed to make the flour stick together. Continue kneading until it is a smooth dough. Break the dough into ~ 10 – 12 evenly sized balls (about the size of a lemon).

4. Using a roller, roll out the balls into thin circles (like tortillas). Dust a little flour onto both sides of the roti to help it stretch better. Be sure to roll gently because the flour is very fragile and will break into pieces easily.

5. On a skillet, heat the roti. Add a little olive oil. Once the roti starts to “poof” up or bubble, flip it over. Add a little oil to the other side if you want. Cook the roti on both sides by flipping over until you see brown spots forming.

i chose this picture to show you how it tears – don’t worry if you get a little hole, it will still cook

 

6. Serve warm with any dish or enjoy simply with yogurt.