Fulko Sindhi style is a typical melt in the mouth flatbread made with whole wheat flour . This bread is very soft ,smeared generously with ghee and you can enjoy it with any curry , daal or side dish .
Fulka or Phulka is a common name for a roti or chapati . Since these Indian chapatis fluff up , they are called Fulka / Phulka . Every state has their own version of this everyday flatbread . The dough is kneaded almost in the similar manner , but the variation lies in terms of milling the flour , then rolling and cooking these chapatis . Each region giving its own name . Some are roasted on the stove top and then directly on flame , while some are roasted only on the griddle . I will post different versions from different states , but for today I will concentrate on the Sindhi style Fulko under the theme Flatbreads and More.
For Sindhi fulkas regular wheat flour is used. The dough should be kneaded slightly soft . You bring together the basic dough . Using water make depressions with your knuckles. Cover and let the dough rest for 10 – 15 minutes . After 15 minutes , lightly grease your hands and using knuckles punch the dough and knead till soft and pliable . Once the dough is soft , keep it covered with a muslin cloth . Pinch out one large ball at a time and dusting it with flour , roll it oblong . Smear with ghee , now pinch it in the centre and sprinkle some dry flour . Fold the oblong and bring it on top of the other side to form a circle . Dust with flour and roll the chapati , a little thick than your normal chapati .
You knead a hot griddle to cook these fulkas , and once it is cooked , you bring it down on the counter and crush it lightly , apply ghee lavishly with hands , fold it into half , again apply ghee , fold it into quarter , apply ghee and now crush it again with your palms . The fulko is folded once again , now into a triangle . It takes exactly one minute to make one Fulka and it is my daughter who has timed them. My elder daughter is famous for these fulkas in her complex and is into home catering .
The Sindhi Fulko remains nice and soft even if it served after a day , provided it is well wrapped in a clean napkin . Serve these hot fulkas with kachorin ji Kadhi , Rasware Methi Aaloo or even with Sindhi pakoras .
We normally make the regular chapatis,the Punjabi or Gujrati style chapatisfor our everyday meals but I served these Sindhi style Fulkas with typical Sindhi menu for a cousin who lives in Melbourne .
Here’s the menu
Charan ji Daal Ras wari
Meha Patata Seyal
Tukre wari Bhindi
Singara jo Dudh
Kachalun ji Chat
Tikkyu
Sai chutney
Khatta bassar
Chawar
Papad
Fulko
Singar ji Mithai
China Grass
Sindhi Fulko
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour
Water for kneading
Ghee
Method
Take the flour in a big wide plate .
Gradually add water and bring together the dough .
Using your knuckles knead with both hands for a minute or two .
Using water make depressions with your knuckles .
Cover with a muslin cloth and let rest for 15 minutes .
Grease your hands lightly and knead the dough with both your hands until really soft and pliable .
One can use oil if the dough gets sticky .
Make 4 balls of equal size.
Heat a griddle .
Take one ball , dust it in the dry flour .
Roll the ball to a oblong of 4-5” .
Smear it with ghee and sprinkle some dry flour .
Pinch the oblong in the centre and bring the top down , press gently and you will get a flat ball .
Roll it into a disc of 8” , avoid using dry flour .
Sprinkle some ghee on the hot griddle and lightly wipe it with a kitchen towel .
Now place the fulko on the griddle .
Let cool for 15 seconds and flip , making sure the flame is on high .
Cook this side for 30 seconds , you shall see it is done in this time . The brown spots will be quite prominent .
In case you feel it has not cooked enough, cook it for another few seconds .
Flip and cook the first side for 15 seconds or till the fulko is cooked and has brown spots .
Remove from the griddle and using your hand gently press to crush the fulko . The fulko will be in a inverted posture .
Apply ghee with hand , fold the fulko into hall , apply ghee , fold in quarter and once again apply ghee .
Now gently crush the roti and refold before serving .
Make the rest of fulkas in the similar manner.
Sindhi Fulko
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- Water for kneading
- ghee
Instructions
- Take the flour in a big wide plate .
- Gradually add water and bring together the dough .
- Using your knuckles knead with both hands for a minute or two .
- Using water make depressions with your knuckles .
- Cover with a muslin cloth and let rest for 15 minutes .
- Grease your hands lightly and knead the dough with both your hands until really soft and pliable .
- One can use oil if the dough gets sticky .
- Make 4 balls of equal size.
- Heat a griddle .
- Take one ball , dust it in the dry flour .
- Roll the ball to a oblong of 4-5” .
- Smear it with ghee and sprinkle some dry flour .
- Pinch the oblong in the centre and bring the top down , press gently and you will get a flat ball .
- Roll it into a disc of 8” , avoid using dry flour .
- Sprinkle some ghee on the hot griddle and lightly wipe it with a kitchen towel .
- Now place the fulko on the griddle .
- Let cool for 15 seconds and flip , making sure the flame is on high .
- Cook this side for 30 seconds , you shall see it is done in this time . The brown spots will be quite prominent .
- In case you feel it has not cooked enough, cook it for another few seconds .
- Flip and cook the first side for 15 seconds or till the fulko is cooked and has brown spots .
- Remove from the griddle and using your hand gently press to crush the fulko . The fulko will be in a inverted posture .
- Apply ghee with hand , fold the fulko into hall , apply ghee , fold in quarter and once again apply ghee .
- Now gently crush the roti and refold before serving .
- Make the rest of fulkas in the similar manner.
You reminded me of my days before marriage. My SIL who is a Sindhi, used to make these fulko daily for our breakfast. As it was different from the chapathoi mom made, we all loved it so much. I learnt that kind of rolling the fulko at that time. Reading your post is just making me nostalgic. The thali looks awesome Vaishali. No wonder you are our thali queen.
Agree with Gayathri – you are definitely the thali queen!! Such gorgeous thalis you come up with. Love this fulko ….looks so soft and tasty!
A mouth watering thali Vaishali. This Fulko making sounds unique to me. I bet with so much ghee, it tastes divine.
Loved the presentation more than the recipe. I am from J&K but settled in Hyderabad. Will try my hand today, wish me good luck.
The recipe is simple, and I am sure you will make it very well, all the best.
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Such a breath taking thali, i can sit and eat this ultimate thali.. Fulko looks prefect to clean all those side, seriously am in love with this thali Vaishali.. You rock yaar.
God knows how you manage to come up with so many dishes to make a gorgeous looking thali. Here I struggle with one dish only.
With such a ghee smeared soft fulko, one can eat at least double the quantity of food.
really flatbread has got many names due to their style of cooking. You have written so nicely, regarding phulka my nani use to give paratha like that folding style. Somehow I feel all these were kind of love gesture did not know about their name and so much. My nani was sindhi but nanaji was rajput. love this post.
Fulko looks so good, love these soft little crispy rotis. Have had them at restaurant in India. Now following your recipe can make them at home. The thali is awesome.
Lovely , soft and delicious looking fulko. The texture of this is just awesome and droolicious thali.
Vaishali, before I read the post I drool over the pics and then look at what you have written. I simply cant take my eyes off the thali that you showcase. Indeed ,you are our Thali queen!!The Fulko looks so soft and inviting as does that yummy thali 🙂
Wow fantastic Vaishali, so wonderful to read about the technique used in making this fulko, must surely try it myself. Btw where is this Sindhi Thali, can’t find it or are you yet to post it? Everyday post in your blog is a feast Vaishali, we can keep drooling over all that food forever!..
Thank you Valli !
This Thali was created for this post – will be posting some time in future .
That whole platter is beyond amazing and I just love how we have to roll these differently from the regular rotis. I am definitely going to try making a couple when I am making rotis next time.
Phulko is really amazing regular or everyday recipe… which we made daily basis.