gula ruti recipe | Bengali style wheat flour pancake | instant gola roti |

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gula ruti is a healthy dish prepared using whole wheat flour within few minutes. Learn how to make gula ruti recipe | Bengali style wheat flour pancake | instant gola roti |

gula ruti is a popular Indian flatbread that is made using whole wheat flour, fresh colourful vegetables, and spices. It is a healthy and delicious alternative to other types of flatbread, such as butter naan or roti.

This instant gola roti is given a Bengali twist by adding panch phoron to it. Gula ruti has a soft texture than other types of flatbread. It has a mild, nutty flavor and a slightly crunch from the vegetables.

Bengali style wheat flour pancake is a popular side dish for curries, dals, etc. It can also be eaten on its own as a breakfast or snack.

pro tips to make gula ruti : 1. For a crispier gula ruti, cook it for a little bit longer on each side. 2. It is best served hot with green chutney. 3. Do not grease the tava every time you make gula ruti otherwise you won’t be able to spread it properly.

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 30 mins Total Time: 40 mins 8Makes 8 gula ruti

Ingredients

For Gula Ruti
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp crushed panch phoron
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
8 to 10 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp soaked chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup finely chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
1/8 tsp oil for greasing
2 tsp oil for cooking

For Serving
green chutney

Method

For gula ruti

To make gula ruti recipe, heat ½ tsp oil in a broad non-stick pan, add mustard seeds, panch phoron, green chillies, curry leaves and chana dal. Sauté for a few seconds.
Add carrot and sauté on medium flame for a minute, add onions and sauté on medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame, add coriander and mix well. Keep aside.
In a deep bowl, add wheat flour, cooked veggies mixture, salt to taste and 1¼ cups of water. Mix well it no lumps remain.
Heat a non-stick tava, grease it well using 1/8 tsp oil, pour a ladleful of batter on a hot tava and lightly spread it to make 150 mm (6 inch) ruti.
Cook the gula ruti on medium flame using ¼ tsp oil until golden brown in colour on both the sides.
Repeat steps 5 and 6 without greasing the tava to cook remaining 7 gula rutis.
Serve the gula ruti hot with green chutney.

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how to make the batter

To make gula ruti recipe, heat ½ tsp oil in a broad non-stick pan.
Add ½ tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson).
Add 1 tsp crushed panch phoron. Panch phoron, or the five spices, is a blend of spices that is commonly used in Bengali cuisine.

Add 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies.
Add 1 tsp soaked chana dal (split bengal gram). Adding chana dal gives a slight crunch and mouthfeel to gula rutis.
Add 8 to 10 curry leaves (kadi patta).
Sauté for a few seconds.
Add ¼ cup finely chopped carrot. The finely chopped carrots will add a bit of crunch to the gula ruti, making it more interesting to eat.

Sauté on medium flame for a minute.
Add ¼ cup finely chopped onions.
Sauté on medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add ¼ cup finely chopped tomatoes. Tomatoes have a slightly sweet, acidic flavor that can complement the other flavors in gula ruti.
Cook on medium flame for 2 minutes.

Switch off the flame, add 3 tbsp finely chopped coriander.
Mix well. Keep aside.
In a deep bowl, add 1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta). Wheat flour is the main ingredient of making gula ruti.
Add salt to taste.
Add the cooked veggies mixture.

Add 1¼ cups of water.
Mix well it no lumps remain.

how to make gula ruti

Heat a non-stick tava, grease it well using 1/8 tsp oil.
Pour a ladleful of batter on a hot tava and lightly spread it to make 150 mm (6 inch) ruti.
Cook the gula ruti on medium flame using ¼ tsp oil until golden brown in colour on both the sides.

Flip and cook till golden brown.
Repeat steps without greasing the tava to cook remaining 7 gula ruti.
Serve the gula ruti hot with green chutney.

pro tips to make gula ruti

For a crispier gula ruti, cook it for a little bit longer on each side.
It is best served hot with green chutney.

Do not grease the tava every time you make gula ruti otherwise you won’t be able to spread it properly.
Add 1 tsp soaked chana dal (split bengal gram). Adding chana dal gives a slight crunch and mouthfeel to gula rutis.
Add ¼ cup finely chopped carrot. The finely chopped carrots will add a bit of crunch to the gula ruti, making it more interesting to eat.
Add 1 tsp crushed panch phoron. Panch phoron, or the five spices, is a blend of spices that is commonly used in Bengali cuisine.