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Aloo Roti

Aloo puri

CookingwithRia · cookingwithria.com · 2020 · 12

Against 25 Trinidadian roti recipes

More sugar than 88% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 25 Trinidadian roti recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More sugar than 88% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Baking powder in the middle half of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.5%.
Water: 71%, 30th percentileBaking powder: 1.8%, 24th percentileFat: 11%, 34th percentileSugar: 2.8%, 94th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 46th percentileWaterBakingpowderFatSugarSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon Himalayan salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar≈ 14 g
  • 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water≈ 356 g
  • 1 tablespoon oil≈ 14 g
  • 3 tbsp Butter (or oil for brushing on roti)≈ 43 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3-4 potatoes (about 1.5 lbs)≈ 746 g
  • 4 cloves garlic (grated)n/a
  • Hot pepper (minced or chopped fine)n/a
  • Culantro (bandhania, cilantro or scallions)n/a
  • Onion (optional)n/a
  • 1 small carrot (finely grated, optional)≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin (or to taste)≈ 10 g

flour 500 gbatter 941 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 25 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water71% · 30th percentile
  • Baking powder1.8% · 24th percentile
  • Fat11% · 34th percentile
  • Sugar2.8% · 94th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 46th percentile

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