Avocado Rotis – Delicious & Nutritious LunchBox Fave

Avocado Rotis assuages my mom guilt and believe it or not Mom guilt is a reality, especially so when you have a college going kid.

Lately G has also been diagnosed with PCOD. And I have been warned by her physician to watch what she eats. I too have suffered from PCOD, very early on, so I know how it is to live with a perennial hormonal imbalance. The worst is it makes you susceptible to Type 2 diabetes. Your metabolism slows down and it is extremely hard to lose weight.

Growing up, my mom was pretty vigilant when it came to food. She made sure we ate healthy. And healthy would mean “whole wheat rotis”. To be honest, there was very little understanding of dietary macros at that time. Healthy food would include anything made of freshly milled whole wheat flour with considerable amount of husk included, eggs, meat, milk, green vegetables, fruits and pure ghee/butter. Portion control was also not a concept as all you were supposed to eat, were three meals a day. There was not a lot of snacking except for maybe a fruit or a glass of milk and some nuts. Life was simple.

However, as we started getting older, Television and the advertising industry proliferated and in came the junk. As much as chips and Maggi were forbidden at home, there was also some allowances left behind by visiting relatives or some cash earned doing sundry jobs for adults. And unlike my sister who saved every penny to buy “junk” jewelry, I (you know me) saved every penny to buy “junk” food. Mom figured out pretty soon and started giving me even healthier stuff for school lunch. And that would mean “whole wheat rotis”.

Yes, the ‘love for rotis” is kind of hardwired in me. I make rotis for my family very lovingly and often in all that love, I take it a step further and add some nice California avocado to the dough along with some spices. Trust me it is the best thing ever. Soft and when warm, these avocado rotis taste just good enough to be eaten without any sides. However, I also love them because they freeze extremely well and most importantly, they bring me a lot of peace. Yes, peace from the knowledge that they are good for you.

G loves quesadillas and wraps and that is what I make a lot with these avocado rotis. However, you could just pair them up with almost anything.

Avocados are a rich source of potassium and omega-3 fatty acids as well as vitamin C, E, K, and B-6. And I look for different ways to add them to G’s diet and these avocado rotis offer the best solution for me. And if not anything, I just put a little salsa and some cheese and make a quick quesadilla out of them for school lunch. This recipe is a complete winner in my household.

Let me know if you like it and how you end up using these avocado rotis.

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Avocado Rotis

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• Author: Soma

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Avocados are a rich source of potassium and omega-3 fatty acids as well as vitamin C, E, K, and B-6. These avocado rotis are downright delicious and are a lunchbox favorite at my house.

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Ingredients

Avocado – 1 big

Whole Wheat Flour – 1 1/4 cups

Carom Seeds – 1 tsp (also known as ajwain in Hindi)

Salt – To taste

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Red Chili Powder – ½ tsp

Vegetable Oil – 1 tbsp + more for cooking the rotis

Cilantro – ¼ cup, finely chopped

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Instructions

Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit and scoop out the insides and keep in a bowl.

Add salt to taste, lemon juice and mash with a fork.

In a bigger bowl, take the whole wheat flour.

Add 1 tbsp of oil, the mashed avocado, carom seeds, salt to taste, red chili powder and cilantro.

Now add ½ cup of lukewarm water and knead the dough for 8-10 mins. It should be a soft pliable dough.

If the mixture feels dry, feel free to add two more tbsp of lukewarm water.

Cover with a kitchen towel and let the dough rest for 15 mins.

Now make small lemon sized balls.

Roll out the dough into a 6 inched diameter roti. Rub a little dry flower to your rolling pin to prevent the dough from sticking.

Now heat a skillet and roast the roti well on both sides about 11/2 mins on each side over medium heat.

Add ½ tsp oil (or ghee which is optional) and spread it on the roti on both sides.

Serve hot alongside your favorite sides.

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