Shahi Roti

Name: Shahi Roti
Ingredients: 2 cups plain white flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 150 ml water; 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons ghee; 2 tablespoons flour; 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons ghee; ghee (for shallow frying) or butter (for shallow frying); 3 tablespoons almond paste

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Ingredients

2 cups plain white flour
1 teaspoon salt
150 ml water
4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons ghee
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons ghee
ghee (for shallow frying) or butter (for shallow frying)
3 tablespoons almond paste

Directions

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["Sieve flour and salt.", "Add water.", "Knead well to make a soft dough.", "Cover with a damp cloth.", "Keep aside for 30 minutes.", "Mix 4 tbsps.", "butter", "flour", "Beat well to make a paste.", "Knead the dough once again.", "Melt 2 tbsps.", "butter", "Gradually pour it in the dough.", "Knead until the dough becomes very soft.", "Divide the dough into 6 parts.", "Roll each round into a thin large circle.", "Fold it into half.", "Spread a thin layer of the paste on the folded circle.", "Fold it once again into half, lengthways.", "The circle will now look like a thin long strip.", "Shape into a spiral.", "Keeping the fold on the outer side, press and flatten to a ball.", "Now make into a 1/4\" thick roti with your palms.""