Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

[sadie147]

Re: Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

you know I could eat flax in the beginning when I was on induction ..for like a week ..I made books bread...then one day it hit me this was making me cack and my tummy growled all the freaking time!!!...I hated the taste of it and I had to stop!!!! it is medicinal tasting and I don't know ..I have had it fresh as fresh can be and there is this flavor that I just can not get out of my mouth..anyway.....I digress

I like flax, but my problem is it makes my stomach grumble too. I'm usually twice as hungry after I eat it. I have to eat it with a protein, eggs, sandwich meat etc. I don't eat it nearly as much as i used too..and when i make breads or muffins i use soy protein, or almond meal for most of the 'flour' and have flax as a secondary ingredient. Or mix it in with my yogurt or oatmeal. Mostly because it's so healthy.

[Heidi3]

Re: Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

oatmeal makes me want to eat the drapes with in about 30 min!!

funny how some foods do that to you!

ok lets do more of this keep these ideas coming there has to be a really low carb tortilla we can make that is really wonderful to eat.......cross cultural .....can hold up to curries or chile...or whatever


I am practicing today after work

[Heidi3]

Re: Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

I can not wait to put my fingers in this dough

60% channa dal (processed to a flour)
40% vital wheat gluten (for flexibility)
Fat
Salt
Water to make a stiff dough

The beans have some fat, so you wouldn't want to add a great deal more, but some butter, lard or even coconut oil might be nice.

If the taste of black soybeans doesn't offend you, you can mash some of those and add them to the dough. I'd keep with 40% gluten, though. At least 40% for a thin chewy sturdy Sonoran style tortilla. If you're looking for something breadier, go with 30% gluten and add some baking powder.

The non gluten component of the dry mix is actually quite flexible. If you can afford the carbs, oat flour might be nice. How about pumpkin? A pumpkin/lentil roti might be good.

You could do a pappadum inspired tortilla and use a combination of lentils and lots of black pepper.

I suggested Channa dal because it's supposed to be very low glycemic, but if you're open to other legumes, the sky's the limit. Red lentils would kick butt. Urad dal is a component of dosa- might be a good variation. Speaking of dosa, you could make dough and let it sour a bit (or use a sourdough starter) for a sourdough tortilla.

I really don't like the taste of flax either, but there is one flax product that I've bought on occasion that tastes fantastic- Trader Joes soy and flax tortilla chips. These chips utilize whole flax seeds- that might be something to consider.

[Weighless]

Re: Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

I had to look channa dal up as I had no idea what it was

http://www.foodsubs.com/Lentils.html



channa dal = chana dal = gram dal Notes: With their sweet and nutty flavor, these are the most popular dal in India. They're made from splitting a small relative of the chickpea in half. They're a dull yellow and are renown for causing flatulence, which Indians try to counter by adding asafoetida to the dish. Substitutes: toor dal (a bit smaller, but similar) OR yellow split peas OR garbanzo beans


sounds like this might make your stomache "grumble" a bit without the addition of 'asafoetida' to your recipe. Although I have no idea what asafoetida is also.

[scott123]

Re: Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

Hmmmmm... that's a good point. I think this tortilla could probably benefit from pre-cooking the channa dal- at least from a perspective of digestion. Because channa dal has no hull, it should soften up quickly- maybe about 20 minutes of simmering. Once they're cooked, drain them, mash them with a potato masher and then add to other ingredients to make a dough.

[Heidi3]

Re: Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

they sell dahl flour for making roti's I have used it for other things...I can't cook that?

for the record...legumes of any kind.. have no disturbance factor with me ..I always thought that was a myth promoted by people who wanted to and get away with it!!!

[Weighless]

Re: Anyone ever make LC tortilla or roti?

for the record...legumes of any kind.. have no disturbance factor with me ..I always thought that was a myth promoted by people who wanted to and get away with it!!!

You may be on to something.

But for those that might try your recipe and are effected by beans...I thought they might want to know.

Looking forward to see what you come up with.