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| Flat bread with sambol and luncheon meat. |
There are many varieties of flat breads such as tortilla, pita, chapati, naan, roti etc. The recipes are influenced very much by the geographical location. Flat breads can be leavened or unleavened. These breads can be made with filling inside, with topping outside or just plain. They can be sweet or savory and thick or thin. If it is made plain you will need a side dish to go with it.
Today I am going to make an unleavened bread. Instead of baking in an oven this bread is made on a griddle directly on the fire.
Recipe summary
For
Coconut Flat Bread
1. In a food processor mix 2 cups all purpose flour and ½ teaspoon salt and pulse a couple times. Then add 1 cup fresh grated coconut and pulse a couple of times. Then add 2 tablespoon of butter,3 table spoons of olive oil and pulse again.
2. Now hold the processor by one hand because it may start wobbling. Add 1/4 cup coconut milk little by little through the spout running the machine on low speed.
3. Go easy on the water. Standard rule is 1 cup of water for two cups of flour. But this may not work always. I stated using with 3/4 cup of iced water. Still holding the food processor by hand add water little by little through the spout till the flour rolls into dough like a ball. This will happen very fast. Be quick to stop the machine as soon as a ball shaped dough is formed. After that the machine will start wobbling dangerously because the dough is on one side and there is nothing on the other side to balance the weight. At this stage dough will not stick to the bowl nor to your fingers.
4. Remove the dough from the food processor. Give a light coating of oil to all the sides of the ball.
5. Roll the dough to a cylindrical shape.
6. Cut out and roll the dough into golf-ball sized balls and keep them in a oil coated plate.
7. On a chopping board or table top apply some oil or flour and flatten the ball into round flat bread, The thickness can vary according to your taste. Traditionally this is made thick. Thicker bread is more difficult to cook than a thin one.
8. Pre-heat a griddle coat the surface lightly with a little oil and put the flat bread and fry both sides turning frequently until you find dark brown spots all over the surface of the bread. This will take about 2 minutes on each side.
Recipe follows in detail with pictures. For
Coconut Flat Bread
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
1. In a food processor mix 2 cups all purpose flour and ½ teaspoon salt and pulse a couple times. Then add 1 cup fresh grated coconut and pulse a couple of times. Then add 2 tablespoon of butter,3 table spoons of olive oil and pulse again.
2. Now hold the processor by one hand because it may start wobbling. Add 1/4 cup coconut milk little by little through the spout running the machine on low speed.
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| Coconut flat bread |
3. Go easy on the water. Standard rule is 1 cup of water for two cups of flour. But this may not work always. I stated using with 3/4 cup of iced water. Still holding the food processor by hand add water little by little through the spout till the flour rolls into dough like a ball. This will happen very fast. Be quick to stop the machine as soon as a ball shaped dough is formed. After that the machine will start wobbling dangerously because the dough is on one side and there is nothing on the other side to balance the weight. At this stage dough will not stick to the bowl nor to your fingers.
4. Remove the dough from the food processor. Give a light coating of oil to all the sides of the ball.
5. Roll the dough to a cylindrical shape.
6. Cut out and roll the dough into golf-ball sized balls and keep them in a oil coated plate.
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| Coconut flat bread on griddle |
7. On a chopping board or table top apply some oil or flour and flatten the ball into round flat bread, The thickness can vary according to your taste. Traditionally this is made thick. Thicker bread is more difficult to cook than a thin one.
8. Pre-heat a griddle coat the surface lightly with a little oil and put the flat bread and fry both sides turning frequently until you find dark brown spots all over the surface of the bread. This will take about 2 minutes on each side.
Coconut Flat Bread is ready.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
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| Coconut flat bread on griddle |
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| Coconut flat bread |
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup fresh grated coconut
2 tablespoon of butter
3 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
1/4 cup coconut milk
3/4 cup iced water
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| Dough made into balls |
Method
1. In a food processor mix flour and salt and pulse a couple times. Then add grated coconut and pulse a couple of times. Then add butter, 3 table spoons of olive oil and pulse again.
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| Shredded coconut |
2. Now hold the processor by one hand because it may start wobbling. Add coconut milk little by little through the spout running the machine on low speed. Go easy on the water. Standard rule is 1 cup of water for two cups of flour. But this may not work always. I started using with 3/4 cup of iced water .Still holding the food processor by hand add water little by little through the spout till the flour rolls into dough like a ball. This will happen very fast. Be quick to stop the machine as soon as a ball shaped dough is formed. After that the machine will start wobbling dangerously because the dough is on one side and there is nothing on the other side to balance the weight. At this stage dough will not stick to the bowl nor to your fingers.
The quantity of water I mentioned is for rolling the dough with a roller pin. But if you want to make the flat bread on a tortilla press you will want to add a little water manually. The dough will be lightly sticky. As both sides of the tortilla press are made of polished aluminium the dough will not stick to them. But to be on the safe side coat well both sides of the dough with all purpose flour before putting on the press. Also you keep the dough between two plastic sheets lightly coated with oil and press. Pressed bread will come out of the plastic sheets easily.
The quantity of water I mentioned is for rolling the dough with a roller pin. But if you want to make the flat bread on a tortilla press you will want to add a little water manually. The dough will be lightly sticky. As both sides of the tortilla press are made of polished aluminium the dough will not stick to them. But to be on the safe side coat well both sides of the dough with all purpose flour before putting on the press. Also you keep the dough between two plastic sheets lightly coated with oil and press. Pressed bread will come out of the plastic sheets easily.
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| Mix the dough in a food processor |
3. Remove the dough from the food processor
and place it on a chopping board or table top, coated lightly with oil Apply oil to your palms as well. Roll
the dough to the shape of a ball. Instead of oil you can also use plain flour on your table top to prevent the dough from sticking to the table top.
4. Give a light coating of oil to all the
sides of the ball.
5. Roll the dough to a cylindrical shape.
5. Roll the dough to a cylindrical shape.
6. Apply olive oil to your fingers and
spread a little oil on the surface of the dough. Cut out and
roll the dough into golf-ball sized balls and keep them in a oil coated plate.
7. On a chopping board or table top apply
some oil or flour and flatten the ball into round flat bread, applying oil to your
fingers when necessary. The thickness can vary according to your taste.
Traditionally this is made thick. Thicker bread is more difficult to cook than
a thin one.
8. Pre-heat a griddle coat the surface
lightly with a little oil and put the flat bread and fry both sides turning
frequently until you find dark brown spots all over the surface of the bread.
This will take about 2 minutes on each side.
If your bread is thick reduce the heat further and fry a little longer say for three minutes on each side instead of two. This because the outer side of the thick bread will cook fast but inner part may not be cooked well. To prevent this you slow cook for a longer period.
You can serve this bread with coconut sambol, curry or dips, spreads such as guacamole and processed foods such as corned beef, luncheon meat boiled potato stir fried etc.
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| Spicy Coconut Sambol |
Coconut and onion flat bread
This is
similar to the coconut flat bread above.
Preparation
time: 30 minutes
Cooking
time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
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| Dough, onion and green chili |
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup fresh grated coconut
2 tablespoon of butter
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion chopped fine
1 green chilli chopped fine
½ teaspoon salt
1/4 cup coconut milk
3/4 cup water
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| Roll the dough cylindrical |
Follow the method as shown above.
After step
3 Add onion and green chili and massage well so that all the ingredients are mixed well and spread
evenly.
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| Roll into balls |
Thereafter
follow the remaining steps. Now you have a spicier and grate tasting flat
bread. You can eat this with sambol or my curry sauce.
Ingredients
2 avocados
Method
Cut the avocados into two pieces. Peel the skin and cut into small pieces. Mash the avocado with a hand blender or with a fork. Add lemon juice.
In a food processor mix flour, butter, grated coconut, and salt.
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| Dough is flattened before putting on the griddle |
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| Finished onion and chili coconut flat bread |
Avocado and coconut flat bread
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
cooking Time: 30 minutes
serves 4
This bread is very similar to the coconut flat bread mentioned above. We add only the avocado to the basic recipe. |
| Avocado sliced into halves |
Ingredients
2 avocados
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup fresh grated coconut
2 tablespoon of butter
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 table spoon lemon juice
1 table spoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt
1/4 cup coconut milk
10 tablespoons of water. |
| Mash the avocado add lemon juice |
Method
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| Dough with avocado made into balls |
Cut the avocados into two pieces. Peel the skin and cut into small pieces. Mash the avocado with a hand blender or with a fork. Add lemon juice.
In a food processor mix flour, butter, grated coconut, and salt.
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| Avocado and coconut flat bread |
Add two tablespoon of olive oil mix well. Add mashed avocado, coconut milk and water and mix well to get soft consistency of the dough. Go easy on the water because the moisture from avocado will also contribute some water. You have to use less water than the standard one cup of water to two cups of flour. You will also deduct 1/4 cup from the standard because we are adding 1/4 cup of coconut milk. Add water little by little watching the consistency. When the flour becomes a dough it means that the water is enough.
Follow the steps from three onward as shown in the coconut flat bread cooking method.
Here is a picture of avocado flat bread and coconut flat bread served with sambol and turkey luncheon meat. The two flat breads on the left are made with avocado and the two on the left are coconut flat bread. Notice the difference in color.
Follow the steps from three onward as shown in the coconut flat bread cooking method.
Here is a picture of avocado flat bread and coconut flat bread served with sambol and turkey luncheon meat. The two flat breads on the left are made with avocado and the two on the left are coconut flat bread. Notice the difference in color.
Nutrition data for this
recipe
Nutrition content is computed by adding nutrition values of individual ingredients according to the USDA nutrition database. Water shown here is what is found in the ingredients and not the water added while cooking. This is only an approximation. For further information please read my post “Nutrition information for my recipes.”
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Nutrition content is computed by adding nutrition values of individual ingredients according to the USDA nutrition database. Water shown here is what is found in the ingredients and not the water added while cooking. This is only an approximation. For further information please read my post “Nutrition information for my recipes.”
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