How to Use roti in a Sentence

roti

noun
Definition of rotinext
  • Firmly press the rounded edge of the roti to create a seal.
    — Nina Mandell, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2017
  • If heat isn’t your thing, try the Peking duck pizza on flaky roti.
    — Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Later in the evening we were served tea and then a dinner of aloo gosht and roti.
    — The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Serve as is, very warm, or with rice or naan or roti, or all three.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 13 June 2020
  • He’s developed a dough just for the taco, a kind of riff on whole-wheat roti.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • Despite the beauty of the roti, nothing on the menu at Aman Cafe costs more than $11.
    — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2022
  • A lot of people want to try roti, which is a wrap with curried meats.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Wings, the roti shop in the back of the University of the West Indies, where the curry is dark and thick.
    — Patrice Grell Yursik, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2021
  • Here’s a look at eight breads from around the world, including this roti (above).
    — Babak Tafreshi, National Geographic, 14 Apr. 2020
  • The homemade roti canai is the most popular dish on the menu for a reason.
    — Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Season with salt to taste, and serve with rice, roti, appams or idli.
    — Max Falkowitz, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2018
  • The tacos were attractive, the crisp of the vegetables a nice contrast to the soft roti — but light on duck.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Thyme flecks a heap of chickpeas, and the roti pulls easily apart in soft, ragged shreds.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Children raised on plain roti began to eat lentils twice a day.
    — Ellen Barry and Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2017
  • Serve with rice or roti, and perhaps one of Priya Krishna’s potato recipes.
    — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2019
  • But let’s be real—we’re going back for Amir, and for those shrimp, and the scallion roti.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 18 Feb. 2020
  • And plan on at least one order of the buttery Guyanese-style roti per person.
    — New York Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Sel roti is sweet, too, a great craggy loop of rice soaked overnight, ground into dough and fried.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The visit to that roti shop was a reminder for him of his purpose—for the cookbook and for his journey.
    — Audrey Williams, Essence, 20 May 2022
  • Thousands of monkeys live around the temple and about 300 of them come for Dongol’s roti.
    — Washington Post, 25 July 2019
  • Think of the roti as a big flour tortilla, only more dense and with more buttery crackle.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Then starting at the bottom, roll the roti tightly toward the top of the plate, creating a cigar shape.
    — Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Patel cuts her roti dough with a bit of all-purpose flour in addition to the whole wheat flour, which helps make the dough less dense.
    — Omar Mamoon, SFChronicle.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Aman Cafe, which is located at 4021 Broadway, next door to Teni East, will serve roti canai all day.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2021
  • An untouched plate of dal-roti (lentils and Indian bread) lay near as a small crowd gathered around him.
    — Amanat Khullar, Quartz India, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The most common flatbread served in Irani’s house is roti, which comes together with some flour, water, and a drop of oil.
    — Emily Schultz, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The shelves were filled with four different daals, rice and atta, which could be used to make naan, roti and other flatbreads.
    — Nikita Stewart, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Carla Lalli Music) told me to order: the beef cheek coconut curry with flaky Malaysian roti in place of the rice.
    — Emily Schultz, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The word roti can now describe dozens of different preparations, and what is called a roti in Malaysia may be labeled a paratha in parts of India, or an oil roti in Guyana.
    — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Chickpea flour: Indian roti and French socca are two of many dishes made with chickpea flour.
    — Nina Lincoff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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