Makki di roti

Makki di roti

Makki di roti
Alternative names	makke kī roṭī (Hindi)
Type	Bread
Place of origin	Punjab region[1][2]
Region or state	Punjab (region), Himachal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu
Main ingredients	Corn flour
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Makki di roti is a flat unleavened bread made from corn meal (maize flour),^[3] primarily eaten in Punjab region,^{[1][2][4][5][6][7]} Himachal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu in North India and Pakistan. Like most rotis in the Indian subcontinent, it is baked on a tava.^[8]

Literally, makkī dī rotī means 'bread of maize' in the Punjabi language, with the term makkī borrowed into Hindi, forming makkī kī rotī (c.f. Hindi makkai). Makkī dī rotī is yellow in color when ready, and has much less cohesive strength, which makes it difficult to handle.

Makki di roti is a major signifier of Punjabi cuisine;^{[1][2][9][10][11]} while maize, a New World crop, was introduced to the subcontinent in the 16th century by the Portuguese, it remained a novelty of little importance until the nineteenth century,^[2] when the British introduced the American crop to the Punjab after annexing it,^[12] and farmers started planting in extensively.^[2] As the crop remains abundant in the fields of Punjab, the popularity of makki di roti then spread to other regions.^[13][10]

Makki di roti is generally made during winter and is often accompanied with saag (especially sarson da saag i.e. cooked mustard green leaves). In Himachal it is also eaten with Maah (Urad) daal.^[14] Among Dogras there are folk songs talking of Makki di roti like: "मक्के दी रोटी मोइये , सरेआं दा साग हो , पिप्पल मरोड़ी मरोड़ी करी खाना हो ।"^[15] Maize food items are also popular in Rajasthan and one of that is maize roti.^[16] In fact, maize is one of the staple diet of Bishnois of Rajasthan and Haryana.^[17][18] In Uttar Pradesh, maize roti is also eaten with ghee, butter, jaggery and pickles. In Gujarat, this dish is also known as "Makai No Rotlo".^[19]

See also[]

• List of breads
• Corn tortilla
• Talo (food)

References[]

Further reading[]

Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/module on Makki di roti

• "Makki di roti' and 'sarson da saag' losing its sheen in Punjabi platter". Hindustan Times. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
• "This winter, Makki ki Roti is out of reach". NDTV. November 21, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
• "Winter recipe: Sarson da saag, makki di roti". The Times of India. January 17, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
• Marwaha, P. (23 October 2012). Shakahaari (in Dutch). Xlibris Corporation. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-4771-7170-7.^{[self-published source]}

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