Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Homemade PlainTortillas


My hubby has been asking for flat bread something like chapati where you can eat with curry or roll up with fillings and fresh vegetables.  But I wasn't keen to buy ready made ones from the stores because I believe it contains much fats.  So when I saw this recipe from Lena of Frozen Wing's blog, I thought it is time to try them.  Just wondering whether the oil quantity can be reduced.
I prepared the 12345 Chicken Fillet as fillings for these tortillas.
Ingredients
[makes 10 pieces]
250 gm [2 cups] all purpose flour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup warm water
  1. Sift flour and salt into a medium size bowl.  Add oil and warm water.  Use a pair of chopstick to stir to combine all the ingredients into a dough.
  2. Transfer dough onto a lightly floured smooth surface.  Knead for 2-3 minutes until dough is smooth [not difficult to work out dough].
  3. Divide dough into 10 pieces.  Roll each piece into a ball.  Cover and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat a cast iron skillet or a heavy based non-stick pan.  Roll each ball into a circle of 6" in diameter.  Cook one at a time, flipping halfway through cooking, when it starts to puff and a few spots appear.
  5. Stack up tortillas and serve them with any fillings or curry.
Note:
If serving later, stack tortillas and wrap in foil to enclose.  Bake for 3-4 minutes or until hot in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius.  To assemble, place some salad leaves, chicken, onions on tortilla.  Squeezed any preferred sauce [bbq, chilli, yoghurt or mayonnaise] on top.  Wrap and roll.  Cut into sections and serve at once.

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