Rumali Roti Recipes

The handkerchief bread — thin as paper, large as a tablecloth, draped dramatically over an inverted wok (karahi) to cook. Rumali means 'handkerchief' in Urdu. The showiest flatbread in Pakistani cooking — all skill, no equipment.

The handkerchief bread — thin as paper, large as a tablecloth, draped dramatically over an inverted wok (karahi) to cook. Rumali means 'handkerchief' in Urdu. The showiest flatbread in Pakistani cooking — all skill, no equipment.

Rumali Roti

Rumali Roti

Punjab

Rumali Roti is a paper-thin, silky flatbread folded like a handkerchief — 'rumal' literally means handkerchief in Urdu. It's the bread of grand restaurants, wedding banquets, and show-offs, because watching a skilled cook stretch it paper-thin and slap it onto an inverted karahi is genuinely theatrical. At home, it's more achievable than it looks and absolutely worth the effort.

1h 15m hard

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