Sel Roti

Dashain/Vijayadashami and Tihar is on the doorway so let’s talk about Nepalese authentic dish which we all Nepalese people make on the occasion of Dashain and Tihar and in addition to other festivals. Nepalese people probably know that what about I am talking yes it is none other than Sel Roti. Today we will learn to make Sel Roti for the occasion of Dashain. It is the most important festival of Hindu which is celebrated wonderfully all over the Nepal as well in India. Putting tika on the forehead and taking blessings from elder is the religious ritual of Nepal. As I mentioned earlier in my previous recipe I have raised in west Bengal so I must portray tradition of west Bengal people how they celebrate it. Bengali’s people use to say Durga puja instead of Dussehra and in throughout the country it called Dussehra. People from West Bengal celebrate this as the supreme festival with intensity and enthusiasm, during Durga Puja hopping pandal over the night with family and friends is the most common things for the people from there. It symbolized as the great glory of the Gods over the Demons as the conquest of space by burning an effigy of Ravana on Dashmi. This is the time for family reunions, friends gathering and exchange gifts and blessings with loved ones.

Ingredients:

Rice: 500gm

Sugar: ½ cup

Oil: for fry

Clarified butter: 3tbsp

Baking powder: ½ pinch

Course: Snacks

Cuisine: Nepalese

Preparation time: 15 min

Cook time: 15 min

Total time: 30 min

Serving: Hot/Cold

Goes best: Chicken fry or Chicken curry

Author: Khushi Lama

Tip:

·        As an alternative for rice we can use readymade maida or rice flour.

·        Some people like soft Sel roti for that add honey and smashed bananas.

·        Sugar is optional as per choice it can be skipped.

Prepration for Batter:

·      Rinse off the rice for 2 or 3 times so that rice will extract the starches now  add water and cover it to soak for whole night.

·      Drain the water and take the rice to the grinding jar add clarified butter, ½ cup of water and grind it in a thick greasy batter.

·      Take the batter into a mixing bowl and beat the batter with the help of ladle or hand if required add lil amount of water.

 Process to Cook:

·      On the high heat sit the flat bottom pan, add oil as much Sel roti can float over the oil and wait to come smoke from the oil.

·       Fill the batter inside the funnel and make a round shaped ring.

·    Flip the Sel roti and fry from the both side until it becomes golden brown.

·   Take out the Sel roti from the oil and repeat the same for the rest batter.