Soft Butter Rotis : South African Recipe

Step 1

Sift the flour. Add the melted butter

Step 2

Pour the cup of boiling water into the flour

Step 3

Mix it into the flour using a fork or spoon. You will have a wet, lumpy mixture.

Step 4

Mixture would have cooled down a little. Knead into a soft dough. The dough will feel a little sticky but as you knead the dough will become silky smooth.

Step 5

If the dough doesn't feel soft you can drizzle in a little more butter and keep kneading

Step 6

Heat a non-stick pan or thawa on the stovetop on medium heat. You may need to adjust your heat if the pan gets too hot

Step 7

Divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a neat round ball

Step 8

Flatten the dough with the palm of your hands. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface. You can add more flour as you are rolling to prevent the dough from sticking

Step 9

Roll out into a circle, about 20cm in diameter

Step 10

Place the roti on the pan. Cook until it starts to bubble a little

Step 11

Flip it over. Cook until the other side bubbles. Brush with butter and turn over again.

Step 12

Brush the other side with butter and turn over. You will be flipping your roti over 3 times. Takes about a minute or less to cook the roti

Step 13

To keep rotis soft place them in a container with paper towel at the bottom and more on top of the rotis