How to make Instant Khakhras (Crispy Oven Baked Rotis)


Baked KhakhrasWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade. right? Then what do you do when you have left over rotis? Simple, do what the Gujjus do – make Khakhras šŸ™‚ And I have found a super easy way to make them too. Just spread the rotis with some butter / ghee and pop them in the oven for a few minutes and you have crispy Khakhras for your evening chai šŸ™‚

When I was a kid growing up in Mumbai, we had a GujaratiĀ Ā neighbor next door and I would frequently be seen in their house since that aunty’s kids were older and she loved having me around. I must have been around 9-10 years old and I used to be a non-stop chatter box šŸ™‚ This aunty wanted to learn english and so she would ask me to recite my poems from school or tell her stories in english while she did her daily chores. One of the thingsĀ I frequently saw her doing in the evenings was making khakhras with left over rotis from the previous day. She would stack them up together and then place the stack on a pan on low heat and press them using a towel adding ghee frequently. As the bottom roti would get crispy, she would remove it and continue with the rest of the stack. I loved watching her and of course eating those piping hot khakhras dripping with ghee:)

Baked Khakhras
Fast forward to my kitchen – I never like to waste any food, period. And rotis, gosh never! They take an effort to make as it is. So I used to try and do my neighbor aunty’s method sometimes but that seemed too laborious! So one day I thought why not bake them in the oven?. Thus I started experimenting with various oven temps and finally figured out the best temperature and time to get the best khakhras. At least the best Khakhras from left over rotis:) Khakhras are in itself a big category in Gujarati cuisine and there are many varieties of khakhras that are made. Ā Will explore those later. For now, i am happy with my easy instant ones. Crunch. Yum Yum:)

“How to make instant Khakhras(Oven baked rotis)” time=”about 10Ā minutes” difficulty=”Easy”

Ingredients:

Whole WheatĀ rotis (recipe for rotis)

Ghee or butter to spread

Method:

Pre heat oven to 400 deg F (or 200 deg C).

Line aĀ large baking tray with Al foil and liberally coat the foil with melted butter or ghee. Place cooked rotis in a single layer on the pan and do not overlap. Brush their tops with ghee/butter and place the tray in the oven on medium rack.

Bake at 400 Deg F (200 deg C) for about 4-5 minutes on each side. (Remove tray after 4 minutes to flip the rotis to other side and bake again for 4-5 minutes).

Serve hot with tea/chai!

 

Baked crispy chapatis

 

 

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5 Comments

  1. Hi, great step by step instructions! Thank you. Can you tell me if I can bake roti this way that I haven’t cooked already? I am a student looking to save time and I was wondering if I can bake rolled out roots without cooking them on stove top first.

    • hi Beatrix, I am glad you liked the instructions. Regarding your question, if you are asking if uncooked rotis can be first baked this way to get soft rotis, then the answer is no. I have tried that and didn’t succeed.The rotis become too hard. But if you would like to just make khakras, i.e. crispy rotis then you should be able to do that although I have not tried it that way. But do put lots of butter or ghee if you try this.

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