 Makki ki roti | |
| Alternative names | Makyachi Bhaakri inMarathi, Mokkajonna Rottelu inTelugu, Makai No Rotlo inGujarati,[1] Makki di roti/toudaa inPunjabi, Makai ko Roti inNepali |
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| Type | Bread |
| Place of origin | Indian subcontinent |
| Region or state | Jammu,Himachal Pradesh,Punjab,Haryana,Rajasthan,Gujarat,Uttarakhand, andUttar Pradesh |
| Main ingredients | Corn flour |
Makki ki roti is a flatunleavenedbread made fromcorn meal (maizeflour).[2] Like mostrotis in the Indian subcontinent, it is baked on atava.
It is primarily eaten in thePunjab region of India and Pakistan and inJammu,Himachal Pradesh,Haryana,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh, andUttarakhand inNorth India andGujarat,Maharashtra inWestern India and also inNepal.[3]
Literally,makkī kī roṭṭī means 'flatbread of maize'.[4][5] The wordMakki is derived fromSanskritMarkaka[4] andRoti from Sanskrit wordRotīka.Makki ki roti is yellow in color when ready, and has much less cohesive strength, which makes it difficult to handle.
Makki ki Roti is eaten in many parts of India, but has been portrayed as a centuries-old part ofPunjabi cuisine.[6][7]
Makki ki roti is often served with warming winter dishes based on greens (saag), such assarson ka saag andchanna ka saag. In Punjab and neighbouring area it is also eaten with Maah (Urad) daal.[8]Dogras have folk songs that mention Makki di roti.[9] Maize food items are also popular inRajasthan and one of that is maize roti.[10] In fact, maize is one of the staple diet of Bishnois of Rajasthan andHaryana.[11][12] InUttar Pradesh, maize roti is also eaten withghee, butter,jaggery and pickles. InGujarat, this dish is also known as "Makai No Rotlo".
Media representation of popular signifiers of the food culture of Punjab likeMakki di Roti,Sarson de Saag, andTandoori Chicken enables the food to emerge as a commodity, which also meditates a particular taste besides cultural notions defining "Punjabi." Representation ofPunjabi cuisine in media has made the culture and society of Punjab 'spectacular,'-- organized by spectacles (as seen in cookbooks and cinema) of "Punjabi."
makki ki roti, another bogusly ancient Punjab delicacy (the British brought American corn to Punjab)
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