# Guyanese Oil Roti

This recipe shows how to make Guyanese oil roti, a type of flatbread.

- Servings: 13 servings
- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 spoon sugar
- 1 water
- 1 oil

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, add eight cups of flour, one teaspoon of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and a spoonful of sugar.
2. Mix it together with some water into a soft dough, cover with a damp kitchen towel and let it sit for about ten minutes.
3. Give the dough a second knead until smooth and let it sit for another ten to fifteen minutes.
4. Separate the dough into small pieces.
5. Flour the base, roll the roti as thin as possible, oil evenly.
6. Roll, flip, repeat. Tuck the bottom in, and tuck the middle in.
7. Another technique is to roll the roti on the surface and tuck the bottom and the top.
8. Oil the pan, cook the roti on the pan, turn it over, oil, flip it again, oil and let it cook for a little bit.
9. Clap it, or shake it in a mug about fifteen times.
10. Use parchment paper between each roti to keep it from sweating.

## Equipment

- bowl
- kitchen towel
- rolling pin
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMkfsrPfB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b4a3d9be-7714-4b46-9211-1ad6655491f2
- Extracted: 2025-01-08

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