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Savoury Roti

Sri Lankan Fish Roti Recipe

Flakey roti filled with spicy mackerel and potato filling
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Calories:

Servings: 2 people

Equipment

  • Pots and Pans

Ingredients

Gothamba Roti dough

  • 2 cups  All-Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 cups  Water Tap water
  • Pinch of Salt
  •  Oil  Canola or Vegetable  ( Enough to cover the dough)

Fish filling

  • 95 g Tuna or mackerel
  • 1 Potato Cut in quarters
  • 1 tsp Ginger Chopped
  • 1 tsp Garlic Chopped
  • 2 tbsp Red onion Chopped
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds (Optional)
  • 1 tsp Red chilli chopped
  • 5 Curry leaves Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Lime/Lemon juice
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp Curry powder ( Sri lankan or indian curry powder)
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp Chilli powder

Instructions

Gothamba roti

  • Combine flour, water, salt in a bowl and mix well
  • Transfer the combined dough into a surface, knead the dough for 5-6 mins, until its smooth & soft ( Add flour to the work surface and on top of the dough, if it is too sticky)
  • Portion the dough into 6 equal portions
  • Using your palm in a circular motion, shape them into smooth balls
  • Add oil to a deep tray and add the prepared dough balls inside the tray with oil (the dough balls need to be submerged in oil) Leave at room temperature for 2 hours.

Fish filling recipe

  • Place the potatoes in a pot of water and boil
  • Once potatoes are boiled, take them out and mash them using a fork and leave aside ( it does not have to be thoroughly mashed)
  • Heat a pan with oil on a medium fire add onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, curry leaves and mustard seeds and cook until soft
  • Add in the potatoes, tuna, curry powder, turmeric, chilli powder, cumin, salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute
  • Take the pan off the fire and add the lemon juice

Assembling the roti:-

  • To make the stuffed roti flatten the dough on a clean surface using your palm and fingertips until you have a thin circular shaped roti
  • Add in 1 tbsp of the fish filling in the middle and fold the sides first then roll it lengthways to get a square-shaped roti
  • Heat pan with 1 tsp of oil on a medium fire
  • Once the pan is heated place the stuffed roti on the pan a few minutes per side until the roti is cooked and turns golden brown and crispy. Make sure all the sides of the roti are cooked
  • Enjoy the rotis warm

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