Coimbatore : Though, Tamil Nadu is considered to be the rice bowl of India, the love for chapattis is gradually increasing, these days. Considered to be light on the stomach and opted mostly by diet conscious people, Chappatis are packed with goodness - high in fibre (unless sieved), iron, calcium, selenium, potassium and magnesium.
Coimbatore : Though, Tamil Nadu is considered to be the rice bowl of India, the love for chapattis is gradually increasing, these days. Considered to be light on the stomach and opted mostly by diet conscious people, Chappatis are packed with goodness - high in fibre (unless sieved), iron, calcium, selenium, potassium and magnesium.
Though, easily digestible, Chappatis are not that easy to make. Perfect kneading and rolling, promises a delectable output otherwise it could go unsavory. No wonder, the tedious job of making a chapatti abstains many from including them in their daily meal plan.
“Rolling three or four chapattis is not a tough job but anything more than that is tiresome. Especially, when guests arrive, kneading a large quantity of dough and getting the perfect round shape is a task. Instead of spending time with the guests, we end up toiling in the kitchen,” said Sangeeta Kumar, a homemaker who believes to get the perfect chapatti one needs a lot of practice.
Understanding the lamentation of households, a set of home makers have set off to sell ready made chapattis.
“My kids love Paneer butter masala and ‘‘roti’ combo. I've aced making the best curry. However, making the perfect rotis' is painstaking. Some days, it would turn out very well while some days it would be a flop. Then, kids would complain of rotis' to be very hard. This makes me relectuant to make rotis' at home. Hence, I avoid making ‘‘roti’s’ at home instead order it from restaurants. Recently, one of my friend introduced me to one of the homemakers who sells readymade ‘rotis’ which are semi-cooked. We just need to flip on the tawa to get those fluffy rotis", expressed Nandakumar.
Mrs Bhakti Harish is one such homemaker who makes various kinds of chapattis, masala ‘roti’ and ready to eat curries from home, on order basis.
“I was raised in Porbandar, and shifted to Coimbatore after my marriage. Lot of guests would come over to our place for dinner. They would simply freak out on my theplas and rotis and each of them would eat nothing less than 5 theplas. And, believe me most of them were South Indians. Their applauds persuaded me to think it over as a business", expressed Mrs. Bhakti on how see began her roti making journey.
"When traveling, Masala keera parathas and theplas are best to carry. They last for almost 4-5 days, if frozen they can stay for almost a month", noted Mrs Bhakti.
"Well, I do not compromise on quality. I use only whole wheat flour. I sell the same quality that serves my kid and that is how I guess I am able to have repetitive clients.” she assured.
While restaurants charge anywhere between Rs. 20/- plus for rotis, these homemakers charge Rs. 8 per piece making it extremely cost-effective.
“We are strict Jains and we don’t even eat in restaurants serving both vegetarian and non vegetarian cuisines. Last year, when we travelled to Europe we ordered theplas from Mrs Bhakti. They were extremely soft and a stomach filling food option. In fact, we courier her theplas and ready to eat chapattis to my son studying in Singapore, who deep freezes them to last for almost a month.” noted Mr Prakash Jain.
So, the next time when you have guests over or travelling abroad don’t toil yourself in the kitchen to make that perfect ‘roti’, instead try ordering to one such roti maker and relish your time.
You can contact Mrs. Bhakti @ 7708888208