Freezing Roshi (flatbread)

I got this great idea from a friend of mine. I once visited her place, in Malaysia, to find her whole family busy rolling out Maldivian flatbread ( roshi). The whole tabletop was covered with flour and a huge mound of dough!. The father, husband and mother were all busy rolling and stacking them away. Seeing my open-mouthed reaction they said that they made their roshi enough to last about two weeks.  This was a brilliant idea for me as my kids love roshi and it's one of my least favorite things to do, rolling roshi.


So I went home and made a batch of roshi with 1 kilo of flour.  It was hard work but that meant I would have a nicely made stock of roshi ready to just be heated every time I wanted to serve them. I usually make roshi for dinner maybe twice a week or when my hubby's nephew comes over to play as he loves roshi.

Tip : Freezing Roshi

1 big dough of roshi mix ( made by using 1 kg  flour)
plastic bags ( plain) or greaseproof paper( not baking paper)

Place your  plastic bag like this:

 2. Cut the top handle part and bottom. Open up the sides and cut one side.

3. Open it up and cut it into squares or large rectangles size should be bigger than your roshi. 

4. Roll out each roshi and place on top of a sheet of plastic bag on a grease-proof paper square.  Top with a plastic bag sheet repeat with another roshi and continue till you use up the whole dough.

5. Once finished top with the last piece of plastic bag and place the whole batch in a large zip lock or plastic bag, tie the ends and flatten it a bit to let out any air and pop in the freezer.

Now all you have to do is  when needed heat a  frying pan till hot, take a frozen roshi, the plastic peels off easily, and pop it on the pan and cook till done.  Simple!!

I don't throw away the plastic bag squares, I wash the used ones in soapy water, dry them or wipe them with a towel and store them till I need them to make the last batch. It's better to store in a freezer, folded in a empty corner or door shelf.