Bhil Mahua Roti

Name: Bhil Mahua Roti
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bhil tribal
Ingredients: 100 g mahua flour; 150 g jowar flour; 150 ml Water; 0.5 tsp carom seeds; 1 small Onion; 1 whole green chilli; 0.5 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp oil

Flatbreads made from dried mahua flower flour mixed with millet or wheat, a forest-gathered ingredient central to Bhil tribal diets.

🇮🇳India· Madhya Pradesh

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 35 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium
Calories: 190 kcal

Ingredients

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Servings

100 g mahua flour — dried mahua flowers, ground
150 g jowar flour
150 ml Water — warm, approx.
½ tsp carom seeds
1 small Onion — finely chopped, optional
1 whole green chilli — finely chopped, optional
½ tsp Salt
1 tbsp oil — for cooking

Equipment

•Tawa

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 190 kcal
fat: 4 g
carbs: 34 g
fibre: 5 g
protein: 4 g
calories: 190 kcal

Instructions

1
Mix mahua flour, jowar flour, carom seeds, and salt in a bowl.
2
Stir in chopped onion and green chilli, if using.
3
Pour in warm water a little at a time. Knead into a soft, bendy dough.
4
Divide the dough into small balls.
5
Pat each ball into a flat disc between wet palms or on a damp cloth. Do not use a rolling pin.
6
Heat a tawa (flat griddle) on medium heat. Cook each disc with a drizzle of oil until brown spots appear on both sides.
7
Serve warm.