Comments on: Muttar Paneer (Green Peas w/Paneer) – Indian Recipe

By: hetal

hetal — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:38:34 +0000

Thanks so much Mona! That was very useful information.

By: Mona

Mona — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:33:22 +0000

Usha – I do have a roti maker and I use it regularly when I’m making puris, not for rotis or parathas though. We also use it to make puris for pani puri.

For regular puri/luchi, I keep the machine plugged in and work fast. If I have someone helping to fry, then it’s no issue – the puris go straight into the oil. If not, I “roll” all of the puris first, and let them cool slightly prior to stacking them up. The nice thing about having the slight heat is that it keeps the puris from sticking together. With this method, you can also make a large quantity and freeze them in small batches. I wrap them in aluminum foil and then put them in a freezer bag. If you make packets of small batches, you can pull out only as much as you need, thaw in the fridge, and fry.

When using it for pani puri, I plug it in only until it’s heated and then unplug. I usually only do 5 or so puris at a time in the warm roti maker and keep going until the machine has cooled down. At that point, you simply pug it in again to heat up and repeat. For this, it’s really important to have someone doing the frying as, after many trials, we’ve learned that the puris don’t puff up well when they’ve cooled down completely out of the roti maker.

Anyway, I hope all of this helps. For the $25-30 that the appliance costs, IMHO it’s completely worth the investment. Good luck!

By: Mona

Mona — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:22:59 +0000

Ladies – another wonderful recipe! It’s so refreshing to be able to eat Matar Paneer and actually taste the peas! I made this for a fairly large gathering and it was a huge hit (not surprising!). Personally, I usually avoid Matar Paneer in spite of being a HUGE paneer lover simply because the tomato gravy typically overwhelms the dish. Not this time though – rest assured, from now on, this will be my go-to recipe for Matar Paneer. Thanks again!

By: hetal

hetal — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:07:12 +0000

Hi Usha,

We have not used an electric roti maker for rotis so unfortunately, cannot comment. Sorry. Some people swear by it for making pani puris though .

By: Usha

Usha — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:09:56 +0000

Thanx! I hope so too. )
Question: Is an electric roti/tortilla maker a good investment? I have always done by hand…but I thought it might be convenient for larger quantities. Do the chappatis taste the same as hand-rolled ones? I do have a manual puri press in cast iron but in spite of using wax paper on both sides, chappathis don’t come out big and they stick sometimes. What are your thoughts/suggestions? Thanx.