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Roht

Name: Roht
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Afghanistan
Ingredients: 400g All-purpose flour; 2 tsp Baking Powder; 100g Sugar; 2 Egg; 100g Plain yogurt; 100ml Vegetable Oil; 80ml Milk; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; 2 tbsp White Sesame Seeds; A pinch Salt

Dessert

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Thick sweet bread scented with cardamom and sesame — baked in Afghanistan to celebrate a baby's birth.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Roht is a sweet, thick, round Afghan bread known for its cardamom and sesame aroma. There's a custom of baking it when a baby turns 40 days old and sharing it with neighbors and relatives. It's eaten at breakfast or tea time with green or black tea.

🌆 Where it's eaten: To celebrate a baby's 40th day, grandmother slices a big round bread fresh from the oven and serves it with tea to visitors.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

All-purpose flour 400g
Baking Powder 2 tsp
Sugar 100g
Egg 2
Plain yogurt 100g
Vegetable Oil 100ml
Milk 80ml
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
White Sesame Seeds 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Beat the eggs and sugar, then add the yogurt, oil, and milk.
Sift in the flour, baking powder, cardamom, and salt and bring together into a soft dough.
Rest 30 minutes.
Shape into a thick round disc about 20cm across and mark a pattern with a fork.
Brush with a little egg yolk and scatter with white sesame.
Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes and cut into pieces.

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