Chicken Roti
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Caribbean
Chicken Roti
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Chicken roti are typical flatbreads from the West Indies, and particularly Saint Lucia that are stuffed curried chicken.
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Ingredients
For the chicken
- 3 chicken breasts , diced
- 1 onion , diced
- ½ green bell pepper , diced
- ½ red bell pepper , cut into strips
- 1 carrot , peeled and diced
- 2 potatoes , peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic , crushed
- 1 cube chicken bouillon
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- ½ bunch parsley , finely chopped
- A few basil leaves (optional)
- 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
For the rotis (10 to 12 pieces)
- 3½ cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water (warm)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- sunflower oil (for frying)
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Instructions
Chicken
- Add oil to a pan and sauté garlic and onion for 2 minutes. Add the chicken pieces and sauté until cooked but tender.
- Add bell peppers and carrots and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken bouillon cube, dissolved in water.
- Bring to a boil and add the potatoes, salt, pepper, and cover.
- Simmer over medium-low heat until the potatoes are tender. If necessary, increase the heat to reduce the broth.
- Halfway through cooking, add the herbs and curry powder.
- Set aside to cool while preparing rotis.
Rotis
- Sift flour and baking powder.
- Mix flour, salt, garlic and baking powder.
- Make a well in the middle, pour in water and oil and mix all ingredients. Knead at least 3 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Cover the dough and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Drop the dough on a floured surface, divide it into 10 or 12 balls.
- Cover to prevent from drying .
- Brush a little oil on a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Lightly flour the work surface. Take a ball of dough, flatten it with the palm of the hand, turn it over and flatten again.
- Roll out with a rolling pin and form a thin disk of 6 to 8 inches (15-20cm) in diameter.
- Cook about 1 minute on each side. Be careful not to overcook as the rotis should remain flexible and white.
- Repeat until all the batter is done.
- Stack rotis and cover with a cloth until the end of the baking.
Assembling chicken rotis
- Warm roti if necessary and place on a platter.
- Put a generous amount of stuffing.
- Fold according to the chosen shape (cone, tube, square, triangle, etc.)
- Serve hot.
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