Guyana is a beautiful country located in South America. Although it isn’t a Caribbean island, it is still considered to be part of the Caribbean. The country has many dishes that we love, especially roti. We had to try our hands at it and we got this homemade Guyanese style roti to share with you.
Basically, roti is simply a flatbread. Even though it is simple, the taste is amazing. It’s just one of those things we are obsessed with.
There is a huge Indian influence in Guyanese cuisine, due to colonization. This is visible through dishes like roti. Indian roti resembles a flatbread whereas Guyanese roti is flakier and uses different ingredients. But the dish has been heavily influenced by Indian food.
If you want to enjoy roti, we suggest eating it with some good curry chicken.
Recipe video:
Homemade Guyanese Style Roti
Ingredients
- 2 & 1/2 cups All-purpose flour & more for dusting
- 2 tbsp Butter or vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup Warm water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Baking powder
- Oil for brushing
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder together.
- Add the butter and mix together until the flour start to look crumbly.
- Gradually mix in the water.
- Knead the dough into a ball then brush oil on top. Cover with a towel and let it rest for 30-40 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 6 equal balls.
- Taking each ball, roll it out flat on a floured surface. Brush the top with oil then roll into a log. Take one end and roll it in until it resembles a ball. Repeat then place each ball on a plate and cover with a towel. Let it rest again for 30-40 minutes.
- Take each ball and roll it out. Be careful not to roll it out too much so that it doesn’t tear.
- Heat a skillet/frying pan or tawa, brush with a little bit of oil then place the rolled out dough.
- When bubbles start to appear after 30 seconds-1 minutes, brush with oil then flip it.
- Brush the top with oil then let it cook for 30-1 minutes. Flip again and cook for 20-30 seconds.
- While it is still hot, start to clap it. Place the roti into a towel and simply clap until it starts to flake. You can place into a deep bowl, cover with a plate and shake it up. The goal is to release the air pockets and make it flaky.
Notes
- You can enjoy this with some curry chicken or any other curry meat. Or even soups.
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