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chapati

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
@lazyme5909
Grapeview, WA

Chapati is a staple everyday food throughout Northern India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. It is a very healthy dish prepared using whole wheat flour. Traditionally, the wheat berry is stone ground at home using a chakki. These days, flour is prepared in bulk in flour mills. There are also many brands of ready made wheat flour available, also known as Atta. The preparation of chapatti starts by making a soft dough with atta and water. After resting the dough for few minutes, small portion of the dough is pinched out and rolled out using a rolling pin.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chapati

  • 2 c
    whole wheat flour (atta)
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    vegetable oil
  • 1/2 c
    warm water

How To Make chapati

  • 1
    Take the flour, salt and oil in a wide mixing bowl.
  • 2
    Add the warm water gradually while mixing everything together. (Instead of adding all water, some people also like to add little warm milk/yogurt along with water.) Apply few drops of oil to the vessel and the dough. Knead the dough nicely to make it soft and pliable. This will ensure final soft chapati.
  • 3
    Cover it with moist kitchen towel and let it rest for at least 15 minutes. This is another important step.
  • 4
    Make lemon sized balls of the dough.
  • 5
    Dip each ball into dry flour and roll out as shown in picture using a rolling pin.
  • 6
    Place a griddle or dosa stone on the stove at medium-high heat. When the griddle is hot, put the rolled out chapati on it.
  • 7
    When light spots appear (about 30 sec), flip the chapati.
  • 8
    Drizzle/Spray few drops of oil. After brown spots appear on the lower side of the chapati, flip again and spray little oil.
  • 9
    Press gently all around the chapati with a crumbled up paper towel or clean kitchen cloth or the back of a spatula. This will help the chapati to puff up.
  • 10
    Remove from the tawa as soon as brown spots appear on both sides. If you leave it longer, the chapati will become hard.
  • 11
    Transfer the hot chapatis to a hot pack till you are ready to serve. The steam that is trapped in the hot pack helps to maintain the softness of the chapatis.
  • 12
    In some places, chapatis are partially cooked on the tawa and then put on direct flame. The high heat puffs up the chapatis while cooking it. These are commonly referred to as Phulkas.
  • 13
    A few drops of ghee/ butter added after removing from stove gives extra flavor to the chapatis. Chapatis stay good at room temperature for 2 days, in the refrigerator for up to a week and can be frozen for up to 6 months. For freezing, place each chapati between wax papers and put them in zip lock bags. Before serving, thaw them and reheat in the microwave/stove-top for just 10-20 seconds.
  • 14
    8 servings is a guess.
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