so i've been sick. it started out last wednesday as a little tickle in my chest which i definitely aggravated by going for a run that evening. by the time thursday rolled around i was down for the count and i've been basically dead to the world for about 4 days - meaning no going outside, no internet and (gasp) no eating. well, that's a lie. i've been eating toast. and rice. and i've been drinking lots and lots of gatorade. but today i feel a bit better - despite the relentless and deafening pounding in my head - and my appetite is slowly coming back, thank goodness. as my luck would have it, today was the perfect day for the return of my ability to eat because my mom decided to make some roti with the fresh new coconut she picked up last week!
granted, my appetite for anything that has much flavour has still not returned and i'm only really interested in dry, plain, cracker-like things, but that's why the roti was so perfect. plain flour, fresh coconut, salt and water mixed together to form a soft dough which is then flattened and cooked on a heavy skillet. so simple, so plain, yet so good.
i have no real recipe to give you - just mix equal parts all purpose flour and fresh coconut meat. add enough water to form a soft dough and season with salt to taste. form dough into balls that fit in the palm of your hand. flatten the balls into disks about 1/4 inch thick. cook on a skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes per side. you don't need to worry about greasing the skillet because the coconut has enough fat in it to keep things in check!
you can really eat them with anything - most of the people in my family go for lunu miris...
but i prefer them hot off the grill with butter on the side.
i'm so glad that my appetite returned for this.
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