Chicken baida roti recipe
Learn how to make roti bursting with flavour in this simple and delicious chicken baida roti recipe.
Ingredients
Chicken filling
2 tbsp oil
Juice of half a lemon
2 green chillies, trimmed and deseeded and chopped, or to taste
2cm piece fresh ginger, grated
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander
1 tsp garam masala powder
¼ tsp turmeric
225g chicken breast cut into 1cm pieces, raw or cooked
5 spring onions, chopped
For the dough
450g plain flour
¼ tsp baking powder
1 egg, beaten
225ml water approximately
For the egg filling
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander
Salt and pepper
To serve
Riata and tomato, onion and coriander salad to serve
Lime wedges to garnish
How to prepare chicken baida roti
- Put the oil, lemon juice, chillies, ginger, garlic, coriander, garam masala and turmeric into a bowl and stir well. Add the chicken and spring onions. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- To make the dough sieve the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Stir in the egg and enough water to form a soft but not sticky dough. Set aside for 30 minutes.
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan and stir fry the chicken mixture for 10 minutes or until cooked through. Set aside.
- Divide the dough into 8 pieces and on a lightly floured surface, roll each out to form a 20cm round. Divide the chicken filling between the dough rounds keeping the filling towards the centre.
- Beat the eggs with the coriander and spoon over the chicken filling. Fold the sides of the rounds over the filling to make approximate 9cm square rotis.
- Heat 3 tbsp oil in each of 2-3 pans and cook the rotis for 5-8 minutes turning once until the dough is cooked through and the filling is piping hot. Repeat to cook all the rotis. Serve hot with riata and a tomatoes, onion and coriander salad. Garnish with lime wedges.