Here are my puffed up roti made with homemade multigrain flour (you can also use store-bought). I use 6 different flours - soya, chickpea, pearl millet, quinoa, sorghum and barley. You just need to make a big batch of multigrain atta and use daily.
I mix in 3 parts wheat flour to 1 part multigrain flour for super soft roti that's easy to roll.
Note – This post has been updated from the archives – first published in January 2014. The recipe remains the same but I've added new images and helpful tips.
Delicious Indian Flatbread Alert!
Roti are on daily rotation in our house - a classic for scooping up delicious Indian curries or dunking into a variety of dals. And when you eat too much of something, it's nice to have different options.
I prefer making my own multigrain atta as store-bought ones have a higher proportion of wheat flour. Mixing flours at home is definitely worth your while! I like to use all 6 grains mentioned however you can generally use whatever you have on hand.
If you fancy a change from chapati, make my Indian style spiced multigrain crackers.
Hayley x
Ingredients highlight
Be sure to check out the full recipe and exact ingredient list below in the recipe card.
- Chickpea flour – also known as besan or gram flour and is made from ground chickpeas. You can also make besan masala roti primarily from this chickpea flour.
- Sorghum flour or jowar flour as it is also known. Sorghum flour is from ground wholegrain sorghum or pseudo-grain. I use it to make oats, jowar methi thepla
- Soya flour – made from grinding roasted yellow soya beans. The taste varies from mildly sweet to nutty.
- Quinoa flour – made by grinding quinoa seeds to a fine consistency. This flour has a similar resemblance to all-purpose wheat flour.
- Pearl millet flour or bajra – this flour is greyish in colour and has a nutty flavour. It's commonly used alone to make bajri na rotla.
- Barley flour – It had a mild nutty flavour. Barley flour is known as jav atta.
How to make multigrain flour chapati step by step
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📖 Recipe
Homemade Multigrain Flour Roti
Ingredients
Multigrain Atta
- 1 cup soya flour
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 1 cup sorghum flour
- 1 cup pearl millet flour
- 1 cup quinoa flour
- 1 cup barley flour
Multigrain Roti
- ½ cup multigrain flour
- 2 cup chapati flour
- water as needed
Instructions
Multigrain Chapati Flour
- Add 1 cup soya flour, 1 cup chickpea flour, 1 cup sorghum flour, 1 cup pearl millet flour, 1 cup quinoa flourand 1 cup barley flour to a big mixing bowl and mix well. Store in an airtight container.
Roti
- In a large bowl, mix ½ cup multigrain flour with 2 cup chapati flour.
- Gradually add water and knead into a soft, smooth dough. Drizzle with a little oil and knead again for 1–2 minutes. Optionally, cover and rest for 20-30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into equal portions and roll into smooth balls.
- Lightly dust with flour and roll each ball into a thin, even roti.
- Heat a tawa or skillet over medium-high heat. Place the rolled roti on the hot tawa and cook until small bubbles appear.
- Flip and cook the other side for a few seconds until light golden spots form.
- Using tongs, place the roti directly over an open flame and cook until puffed and lightly charred in places. Flip briefly to finish the other side.
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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mildly indian says
Back in India I had the option of getting the atta milled with the combination I liked. Once I had migrated, that stopped so we started blending our mix with flours. I love the way soft roti rolls out with the multigrain atta. I am glad to see your post on the same topic.
Motions and Emotions says
Really worth of multigrain atta at home instead of buying those pricy bags. Thank you for sharing the portions of each flour to make this.
Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen says
Such a healthy and hearty combination of flours! I love multi-grain flatbreads and make my own mix. Like your idea of adding quinoa flour too to our desi mix! will try this next time!
Uma Srinivas says
I agree we get lots of nutrition and it is good for diabetic people as well. I use jowar and quinoa flour along with atta flour.
Pavani says
Making homemade multigrain flour sounds amazing. I have most of the flours on hand and would love to make this very soon.
Vandana says
Great recipe. I also prefer making multi grain roti but always buy ready made multi grain aata from the market. From now onwards, I will also make it at home. Thanks for sharing this recipe
Vandana says
Great recipe. I also prefer making multi grain roti but always buy ready made multi grain aata from the market. From now onwards, I will also make it at home. Thanks for sharing this recipe
jcookingodyssey says
Thank you Vandana!