Sculpting a perfect Rotla – a rustic flatbread made using any of the millets. As millets are gluten free it is difficult to roll the breads made using only millet flour. In Gujarat the widely used millets are Bajra and Jowar, both specific to particular regions of Gujarat. Since it is practically impossible to roll the millet breads using rolling pins they are sculpted effortlessly (by those who have mastered this skill) by hands. If made proportional each Rotla is evenly shaped and balloons up like a Pita giving us a perfect pocket called -khapoti…. Rotla (thick flatbread )and Rotli (paper thin flatbreads)are the everyday breads in rural and urban Gujarati household. The rural households comprising mostly of farmer prefer Rotla millets are cheaper and provides more energy while urban house hold prefer Rotli that is made with whole wheat flour. The video was taken at a lodge during one of our road trips to Kutchh last year.
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