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| caption = ''Manda roti'' being prepared on an upturned vessel<br />
| alternate_name = ''Mandige'', ''rumali'', or ''veechu'' roti<br />
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'''Manda roti''', also known as '''rumali roti''', is a traditional [[Indian bread]]. It can be made with cardamom, ghee, sugar and milk. This roti is extremely thin and limp, and served folded like a [[handkerchief]]. Manda roti is usually made with a combination of whole-wheat [[atta flour]] and white wheaten [[maida flour]] and cooked on the convex side of a [[karahi|kadahi]]. It is also known as '''veechu roti''' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] or '''mandige'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinha |first=Anil Kishore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x9HgAAAAMAAJ&q=mandige |title=Anthropology of Sweetmeats |date=2000 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-212-0665-5 |language=en |quote=Mandige or mandage was a delicate baked product; when baked on a heated tile (Kenchu). It was called white-mandige, and when over - heated but still very soft it was ushnavarta-mandige,...}}</ref> in other parts of [[South India]].<br />
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== Etymology and history ==<br />
The word '''''manda roti''''' is a compound of two words: '''''manda''''' and '''''roti'''''. The word ''manda'' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''maṇḍaka'' and ''roti'' from the Sanskrit word ''roṭikā. Maṇḍaka'' is a wheat-based flatbread mentioned in Sanskrit literature from religious scriptures like ''Skanda purāṇa'' to ''Pākakalā'' texts like ''Bhojanakutūhala''. As per ''Skanda purāṇa'', ''maṇḍaka'' are thin circular symmetrical flat cakes prepared from wheat flour. In ''Bhojanakutūhala,'' the detailed recipe of ''maṇḍaka'' describes that they are cooked on an upturned pot.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2014-08-14 |title=Mandaka, Maṇḍaka, Mandāka, Mamdaka: 22 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mandaka |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en |quote=Maṇḍaka (मण्डक) refers to a "thin flat circular cake-like dish" and is mentioned in the Skandapurāņa 2.5.9... Maṇḍaka (मण्डक) is the name of "wheat dish" having Samita as its base ingredient, as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūjala... Cook these on an upturned pot in low flame. This is called maņdaka.}}</ref> In ''Madanapala Nighantu,'' several varieties of mandakas are mentioned which are prepared by adding vikola, karkaṭa, drākṣā and kantakäri, among other ingredients.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dash |first=Vaidya Bhagwan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-IU3D6Cl3sC&dq=Mandaka&pg=PA503 |title=Materia Medica of Ayurveda: Based on: Madanapala's Nighantu |date= August 2002|publisher=B. Jain Publishers |isbn=978-81-7021-493-9 |language=hi |quote=Mandaka (a type of pastry) Among the mandaka etc., cooked by adding vikola, karkaṭa, drākșā and kantakāri, the former ones are heavier and more nourishing than the latter ones. Mandaka is fried over an earthen pan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cFcH2ZHWLcC|title=Indian Food Tradition A Historical Companion|author=Achaya K. T.|access-date=2019-01-31|year=1994|isbn=978-0-19-562845-6 }}</ref> <gallery widths="200px" heights="200px"><br />
Rumali roti.jpg|A chef preparing manda roti<br />
An aestheticRumani Rotti.jpg|Manda roti<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bihari cuisine]]<br />
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[[Category:Flatbreads]]<br />
[[Category:Hyderabadi cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Indian breads]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Muhajir cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Mughlai cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:North Indian cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Roti]]<br />
[[Category:South Indian cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Telangana cuisine]]</div>Sindhu