Kashmiri Rotis
Making Kashmiri rotis: these rotis were slightly sweet and tasted best right out of the tandoor. Kashmiri roti being made at a shop in Sonamarg; Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Earlier when we had stopped at Kargil, we had seen people buying rotis from a shop and taking them wrapped in paper; we got a chance to see these being made in Sonamarg. Kashmiri rotis are like bread, in the sense you can buy them at local shops(and not have to have a tandoor at home). We had these for breakfast at Sonamarg at a restaurant with some curry and later saw that they were being made right in the next shop. The dough maker was busy keeping the newly made dough covered in a wet cloth to get the right consistency. He would take each ball of dough and expertly spread it out with his fingers while giving it a unique ridged surface before pasting it inside the tandoor, all in less than a minute. They were taken out with ease with long steel rods. We were offered a fresh one right out of the oven and it tasted awesome while still warm, we gobbled it up without requiring any curry.
Part of 'The Trip/2007', Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov.