Soft Gulachi Dashmi

Soft Gulachi Dashmi

Morning rushes make packing school or office tiffins quite stressful, especially when people wake up late. This soft sweet flatbread solves daily breakfast dilemmas completely. People pack these four-piece triangles easily for picnics and long journeys. The combination of wheat, sorghum, gram flour, melted sweetener, aromatic spices, and white sesame seeds creates a nutritious guilt-free dish that stays tender for a whole week. High-flame roasting guarantees delicate layers without any tough texture.

​Family picnics in childhood always featured a metal box filled with warm homemade sweet flatbreads. Mom wrapped each piece carefully in cotton cloth to preserve maximum tenderness during train rides. Everyone sat together in train compartments, eagerly opening tiffin boxes filled with fragrant flatbreads and spicy dry peanut chutney. The sweet iron-rich syrup mixed with nutty sesame seeds made every simple travel meal feel like a royal feast.

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Some Interesting facts about ​Soft Gulachi Dashmi:-

​Maharashtrian households historically prepared these travel-friendly sweet flatbreads as natural energy bars for long treks and pilgrimages. Adding a spoonful of sorghum and gram flour enhances protein content while retaining extreme softness. Natural unrefined sweetener supplies vital iron, magnesium, and essential minerals to boost immune health. The addition of warm aromatic spices aids digestion naturally while preserving cooked flatbreads for days without artificial chemical additives.

Soft Gulachi Dashmi

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Serves: 4 People Preparation Time: 10 Minutes Cooking Time: 10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 Calories 20 grams Fat

Rating: 4.6/5

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Jaggery
• ​1/2 cup Water
• ​2 cup Wheat flour
• 2 tbsp Jowar flour
• ​2 tbsp Gram flour
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• ​1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
• ​1/4 tsp Nutmeg powder
• ​2 tbsp Ghee
• ​2 tbsp Sesame seeds

Instructions

​Step 1: Add Jaggery and Water into a pan and heat until Jaggery dissolves completely.
Step 2: Turn off the flame once the Jaggery syrup comes to a slight boil.
Step 3: Combine Wheat flour, Jowar flour, Gram flour, Salt, Cardamom powder, and Nutmeg powder in a large mixing bowl.
Step 4: Pour Ghee over the flour mixture followed by the warm Jaggery Water.
Step 5: Mix with a spoon initially to combine without burning hands.
Step 6: Knead into a soft, smooth dough once the mixture cools down slightly.
Step 7: Divide the dough into equal portions and shape them into round balls.
Step 8: Dust a dough ball with dry flour and roll it out partially.
Step 9: Spread Ghee over the rolled surface and sprinkle Sesame seeds evenly.
Step 10: Fold the dough over and roll it into a moderately thick flatbread.
Step 11: Heat a tawa on high flame and grease it lightly with Ghee.
Step 12: Place the flatbread on the hot tawa and roast on high heat.
Step 13: Flip over when light spots appear on the bottom and apply Ghee on top.
Step 14: Press gently and cook both sides until golden brown spots appear.
Step 15: Transfer cooked flatbread to a wire rack to cool down completely before storing.

Notes

• Pair these soft sweet dashmis with spicy garlic peanut chutney or fresh yogurt for a mouthwatering sweet and savory contrast.
• You can pack these for long travels or picnics.

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Servings

​Serve warm flatbreads with a generous dollop of fresh homemade white butter on top.