Lacha Roti Recipe, Punjabi Lacha Roti| Lachedar Roti Recipe

Lacha Roti Recipe or Lachedar Roti is a Punjabi styled layered roti prepared from whole wheat flour without using oil in the roasting. Although the lacha paratha (lachcha paratha) is the well known Indian flat-bread served with  punjabi curries the lachcha roti is similar and a little healthier option. It is prepared just like lacha paratha with one exception. Instead of roasting the paratha in oil or ghee the lacha roti is simply roasted like normal roti on tawa.

Lacha means “layers” in hindi. As you eat the lacha roti it literally separates in different layer. Each layer tastes crispy on exterior side giving away soft roti inside. The taste of this lacha roti goes great with any gravy based curries. You can eat lacha roti with palak panner, aloo palak, corn palak, paneer masala, etc

This is a nice break-the-routine recipe when you are tired of eating / serving simple Indian rotis / phulkas. I am sure kids would love to have this delicious and eye catching lacha roti in their plate.

We have used whole wheat flour in preparing the lacha roti and also used minimum required oil. Thus this recipe is healthier compared to lacha paratha. Lacha roti is easy to prepare if you are used to make rotis in your regular diet. And you might struggle a little if you are trying you hand for first time on any Indian flat-bread recipes.

So without further ado let us start with step by step recipe of lacha roti (or lachedar roti) with pictures.

Step by step recipe of Punjabi Lacha Roti with images

For this lacha roti we will use normal wheat flour that we use everyday to prepare roti. The dough is similar to normal roti with a small variation. I have added Ajwain (Carom seeds) in the dough. Ajwain helps in digestion making it easy to digest the lacha roti. Plus it adds a unique flavor to this roti.

Also add some oil in the wheat flour. This way the dough will become soft and smooth.

Finally add water in small quantities and knead a smooth dough by hand.

The dough for lachcha roti is ready. Keep the dough to rest for around 10 minutes.

Divide the lachha roti dough in roughly equal size balls as shown here. Again keep the dough balls to rest for 5 – 10 minutes.

Now lets start to prepare the lacha roti from the wheat flour dough balls.

1. Dust a rolling board with some wheat flour and place a dough ball on it.
2. Sprinkle some wheat flour and roll into roti size disc.
3. Apple some clarified butter (ghee) on top side.
4. Sprinkle some red chili powder.
5. Also sprinkle some chaat masala powder. Apply very small quantity of wheat flour on the lacha roti.

The filing part of lacha roti is done. We have applied some clarified butter, red chili powder and chaat masala powder. Now let us roll the lacha roti and make the authentic layers called lacha.

1. Using a knife slice the roti from center till one end as shown here.
2. Separate the two cuts and start folding one cut by rolling it slowly across the roti disc.
3. Keep rolling until the roti dough takes a shape of cone as shown in below picture.

The lacha roti cone is ready. We will now fold the cone in such a way that it will form layers called lacha.

1. As shown in below image hold the cone in both hands and start rotating one end like a screw.
2. Keep rotating until the roti dough forms nice layers.
3. Now press the roti dough against palm and make a flat disc folding all the layers in between.
4. Using both hands press the roti dough slightly so that it retains the new shape.

We have finally rolled the roti dough incorporating all the layers (lacha) within along with the butter & red chili, chaat masala stuffing. We are now ready to roll the dough into lacha roti.

1. On a rolling board, keep the lacha roti ball.
2. Sprinkle some wheat flour and press the dough against the rolling board.
3. Roll the dough into roti / paratha shape round disk slowly and gently without spoiling the layers.
4. The lacha roti is ready roast. We can now roast the roti on stove.

The lacha roti is ready to roast. We can now roast the lacha roti on a pan without using oil. Heat a flat botton non-stick pan (tawa) and place the lacha roti once hot.

Roast the roti on hot tawa till it gets nice brown color.

Roast on both sides for 1 to 2 minutes till nice golden brown color.

Lacha roti is ready to serve.

Delicious mouth watering lacha roti is ready. While serving lacha roti squash them between two palms so that the layers gets separated. Serve lacha roti with any gravy based vegetable or panner recipes.

If you are looking for more Indian bread recipes do check the recipe of garlic naan, gujarati puran puri.

Lacha Roti or Lachedar Roti Recipe Details