Indian flat bread - Rotis!

Stem sells said:

Does anyone know of any tips to make rotis? I can't seem to get it
done right. Here are my questions:

1. What temperature water?

Room tempurature

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2. Salt or no salt in the wheat/water batter?

no salt for rotis. Add salt and they are chapatis. The flour should be
chapati/atta flour. You can substitute a 75/25 mix of finely sifted (to
remove coarse particles) whole wheat and all-purpose flour.

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3. What flame fire do I use on the pan (i.e. high, low, medium)?

medium-high to high

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4. Should I heat it directly on the fire after briefly heating on the
pan? Another words, right after it's resilient enough to be handled
with my hand, can/should I transfer it to the fire?

Just cooking on the griddle is fine.

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Subject : Indian flat bread - Rotis!
From : Stem sells

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Does anyone know of any tips to make rotis? I can't seem to get it
done right. Here are my questions:

Can you tell me what type of flour are you using and what you mean by not
right? Are they too dry? Too heavy? How do they taste?

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1. What temperature water?

Luke warm. Leave the dough for about 20-30 minutes then knead it again and
leave it for a further 15-20 minutes before rolling out and cooking.

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2. Salt or no salt in the wheat/water batter?

No salt but if you find the roti's are too dry add a bit of butter.

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3. What flame fire do I use on the pan (i.e. high, low, medium)?

Medium but make sure the pan/tawa/skillet or whatever you are using is HOT
before you put the roti on.

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4. Should I heat it directly on the fire after briefly heating on the
pan? Another words, right after it's resilient enough to be handled
with my hand, can/should I transfer it to the fire?

Yes for 20-30 seconds on each side. During this process the roti should puff
up to several times it's size, like this :

http://sherlyisaac.com/images/sherly-isaac-Phulka-Roti%20-Chapati-Indian-flat-bread.jpg

Instead of directly placing the roti over the fire these are also used :

http://www.ishopindian.com/shop/catalog/Roasting-Grid-Round-2-p-22702.html