Easy Buss Up Shut Roti Recipe by Chef Shaun 🇹🇹 Foodie Nation
Trinbagonian buss up shut roti is a beloved dish in Trinidad and Tobago, characterized by its torn and flaky appearance resembling a "busted-up shirt." The roti starts with a soft, thin, and layered flatbread cooked on a tawa. It's commonly enjoyed with savory dishes like curried meats & vegetables, as well as stews. Overall, it's a flavorful and satisfying dish that reflects the island's culinary creativity and cultural heritage.
Yield – 6 Servings
Ingredients
All Purpose Flour – 4 cups
Salt – ¼ tsp
Baking Powder – 4 tsp
Brown Sugar – 1 tbsp
Water – 11 fl. oz.
Ghee – 1 cup (room temp.)
Method
* In a bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder & sugar.
* Make a well and add water.
* Knead into a soft dough (dough might seem a bit sticky but that’s ok.)
* Knead for about 5 minutes.
* Using your hands, coat your dough in ghee, cover with a damp cloth & let rest for 20 minutes.
* Remove cloth and divide dough into 6 balls.
* Rub each ball with ghee, cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
* Place one ball on a floured surface, sprinkle top with flour and roll into an 8-inch-wide disc using your rolling pin.
* Rub ghee onto the dough, ensuring to completely cover the top with ghee.
* Take a knife and cut the dough from the centre to the end.
* Roll clockwise into a cone.
* Tuck the end into the bottom of the cone.
* Place it on the counter and, using one of your fingers, push the middle of the ball all the way down to the bottom of the cone.
* Do this with the other balls.
* Coat balls with ghee, cover with a warm damp cloth and let rest for 20 minutes.
* Place one ball onto a floured surface.
* Sprinkle top with flour.
* Press into a small flat disc.
* Roll out into an 8-inch-wide disc.
* Heat tawa over low to medium heat.
* Once heated, lightly brush with ghee.
* Place dough onto your tawa.
* Brush ghee all over the dough, ensuring to brush the edges to prevent it from drying out.
* Using your dabla, immediately flip and brush ghee onto any dry spots the other side might have.
* Allow to cook for 20 seconds before flipping again.
* Flip your roti for the last time.
* Using your dablas, gently beat your roti.
* Immediately place in a sealed, insulated container lined with cloth (this will prevent it from sweating).
* Enjoy!
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