35 min
Hands-on time
+ 30 min soaking or marinating first
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Method
- 1 Knead the atta flour with semolina and water until it forms a firmer dough than regular roti dough.
- 2 The dough should be firm; soft dough will absorb too much oil and the cake won't rise.
- 3 Let the dough rest for 30 minutes, then divide it into portions and roll each portion to a thickness of 3 mm without sprinkling with dry flour.
- 4 Do not sprinkle dry flour when rolling the dough; dry flour falling into the pan will make the oil cloudy and burn.
- 5 Fry in oil at 190 degrees and gently press the surface of the pastry down with a spatula for the first 10 seconds.
- 6 Pressing gently is the way to shape the puff pastry into a ball; frying for 40 seconds on each side is sufficient.
With an appliance
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Air fryer 30 min
Replace steps 5 and 6: spray oil evenly on both sides of the pastry, air fry at 200 degrees for 5 minutes, flip at the 3rd minute, and gently press the pastry surface in the first minute to make it puff up. Keep the rolling method without flour from steps 3 and 4.