Flat bread / roti with sourdough starter and carrot. In a nutshell, sourdough is slow-fermented bread. It's unique because it does not require commercial yeast in order to rise. Instead, it's made with a live fermented culture, a sourdough starter, which acts as a natural leavening agent.
It's quite delicious, but the original flatbread deserves its own recipe post too. Sourdough Discard Recipes. — View All Recipe Collections. Don't you hate throwing away excess sourdough starter during the feeding process? You can have Flat bread / roti with sourdough starter and carrot using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Flat bread / roti with sourdough starter and carrot
- You need of overnight feedings:.
- You need 5 tbsp of sourdough starter.
- You need 4 tbsp of whole wheat flour/ atta- Indian flour.
- It's 4 tbsp of water.
- Prepare of Dough:.
- You need 1 cup of whole wheat flour.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of coconut milk.
- It's 50 gr of grated carrots.
- You need 1/2 tbsp of salt.
Don't ditch it; use that discard starter in these delicious treats instead. This sourdough bread starter begins with instant potato flakes. When fed properly, this starter will last a very long time. The potato flakes result in a very soft dough with a slightly sweet taste, adding another dimension to typical sourdough bread.
Flat bread / roti with sourdough starter and carrot instructions
- Feed your sourdough starter overnight. Using 5 tbsp starter from the fridge. Place in a higher bowl, add 2 tbsp whole wheat flour and 2 tbsp water. Mix it well, cover it loosely and leave it overnight..
- The next morning, the starter will be hungry. Add 2 tbsp whole wheat flour and 2 tbsp water. Leave it for 1 hour, it will double in volume. It is the time to use it..
- In a mixing bowl, add the 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 tbsp salt, 3 tbsp coconut milk, starter (all of them). Mix them well and form a dough. Let it autolyse for 15 minutes..
- Add the grated carrot. It will be a bit wet because of the juice of carrot. Add 1-2 tbsp flour. Knead the dough for 8 minutes. Let it ferment for 1 hour..
- The dough will be double in volume. On your kitchen counter, sprinkle some flour. Transfer the dough to your counter, easily roll the dough and divide it into 6-7 portions..
- Roll the dough into round shape and around 1/2 cm thickness. Smear little oil on top of the dough..
- Heat the non-stick pan. Place the dough with the oil side facing the pan. Cook it for 1-2 minutes. Smear little oil on the other side of the dough that facing us. Then, flip the dough and cook for another minutes..
- Transfer the cooked flat bread on the plate. Cook the same way for another dough..
- Enjoy the flat bread with any curry or salad or just enjoy it plain..
My sourdough starter works amazing and bakes wonderful tasty breads. The problem I have is I have to make my dough very wet to get the holes in my bread. It is a very messy process and the bread comes out wide and flat. Not the look that I'm after! When I make my dough less wet the bread looks.