Chapati or Wheat Flatbread - Indian Roti
Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- Wheat flour or Atta- 2 cups
- Water, lukewarm- 1 cup
- Salt- ½ tsp
- Oil- 1 tsp
Instructions
- I buy the store-bought wheat flour or atta for making chapatis from the Indian store.
- In a large bowl, combine wheat flour & salt.
- Add water little by little & knead well for at least 5 minutes.
- The dough should be soft, if the dough is hard sprinkle water and knead it.
- How soft the dough gets also depends on the kind of flour you are using. In some atta or chapati flour, all-purpose flour will also be added, which will make the dough hard.
- Knead the dough into a round shape, add oil on the top spread it over, and keep aside for 5 minutes.
- Make medium-sized balls out of the dough.
- Place the dough ball on the wooden board or clean countertop.
- Sprinkle some flour and using a rolling pin roll the dough to a round shape.
- Keep rotating the dough while rolling to get the round shape and sprinkle flour to avoid sticking to the surface.
- Heat a skillet or tawa or non-stick pan over medium heat, let turn hot.
- Place the rolled dough on the pan.
- In just 10 seconds (you don't need to cook the bottom side at this point it should just warm up) flip the dough to the other side.
- Using a flat spatula, gently press on the sides of the dough, will slightly puff up.
- Let brown spots appear on the bottom side.
- Flip it to the other side and most of the time it will puff up by itself, otherwise gently press the sides using a spatula.
- Once it's puffed up, remove the chapati from the pan.
- Spread ½ teaspoon of ghee on the hot cooked chapatis.
- Don't overcook the chapati, it will turn hard.
- Enjoy with any kind of curries.
Notes
Tips for making the perfect puffed up chapatis
Dough should be soft: use hot water or you could even use milk to make the dough soft.
Skillet or tawa should be hot
After placing the rolled dough on the hot pan, flip the dough over before the bottom side gets cooked or brown spots start to appear. You don't need to cook the bottom side at this point it should just get hot.
After you flip the dough over (first flip), cook till brown spots appear on the bottom side, again flip it over (second flip) and gently press on the sides of the dough and it will puff like a balloon.
Dough should be soft: use hot water or you could even use milk to make the dough soft.
Skillet or tawa should be hot
After placing the rolled dough on the hot pan, flip the dough over before the bottom side gets cooked or brown spots start to appear. You don't need to cook the bottom side at this point it should just get hot.
After you flip the dough over (first flip), cook till brown spots appear on the bottom side, again flip it over (second flip) and gently press on the sides of the dough and it will puff like a balloon.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/chapati-or-wheat-flatbread-indian-roti/