Indian Chapati Recipe
Chapati Recipe is one of the easiest recipes made with very common ingredients such as wheat flour, salt, water, ghee (Butter) or oil. Anyone can make this Indian bread at home by following my instructions step by step.
Chapati is also known as roti which is a popular flat bread in Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal). It is a healthy food served with gravy and curry. Chapati recipe originates from the Indian subcontinent [wiki].
So friends, check out the easy steps given below and make these delicious warm and soft chapatis in no time. You can make this chapati or roti for school and office tiffin.
As I have said before, this chapati recipe is very simple and ingredients are also available at home. If you don’t have these ingredients, you can buy them from any local market.
So, after gathering all the ingredients like wheat flour, salt, ghee or oil and water, we can start to make the delicious Indian bread which will be really soft and puffy.
Making a Dough
First take a big-sized bowl, add 2.5 cup flour, 1 cup water and a little bit of ghee or oil. Mix well and start kneading a dough. Check out the consistency of dough. If you need more water or flour, add some water or flour. Make sure your dough has perfect consistency.
Now make a small sized ball and, using a rolling pin, roll all the balls one by one. Roll it thin until you have a 5 to 6 inch diameter circular roti.
Making Chapati or Roti
Now heat a pan or tawa on medium-high flame. Make sure the tawa is hot enough before you place the chapati or roti on the tawa. Let it cook for 15-30 seconds until you see some bubbles on the top side.
At this point flip the chapati, you don’t want the first side to cook too much. Now, let the other side cook more than the first side around 30 seconds more.
Use a tongs or wooden spoon to see how much it has cooked from the second side now. If you see brown spots all over, it means it has cooked enough.
Now, remove the roti from the tawa using a tongs or wooden spoon and place it directly on flame with the first side (which was a little less cooked) directly on the flame.
When cooking has done, to keep them warm, transfer to a kitchen towel. Serve along any gravy like chana masala, Aloo Gobi or Chicken Curry of your choice.
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Tips to Make Soft and Fluffy Chapati
- Cover the dough with wet cloth or poly paper and rest for at least 20 minutes and maximum 2 hours.
- For getting soft chapatis, I recommend whole wheat flour.
- Before placing the chapati on the tawa, make sure your tawa is properly heated.
- You should roll the chapatis a little thin, not too thick or thin.
- Roll all the chapatis evenly and rounded shaped.
- After removing chapati from the tawa, brush some ghee or oil and put in the hot case.
How to Serve Chapati
As chapati is a popular food in Indian subcontinent and also all over the world, it is served with various curries or gravy like chicken curry, mutton curry, mutton kosha, chana masala, aloo gobi, chicken tikka kebab, chicken tandoori and many more.
When you remove the chapati from the tawa, spread some ghee or oil on it. It will give you extra flavour.
Make Soft Chapati Recipe at Home
Chapati recipe is an easy and simple recipe made with some common ingredients like wheat flour, salt, ghee (Butter) or oil and water. Everyone can make it at home and serve with your chosen curry or gravy. It is also a best choice for school or office tiffin. You can try at home by following this chapati recipe and share the taste and experiences by commenting.
- 21/2 cup Wheat Flour
- Salt to Taste
- 1 cup Water
- Ghee (Butter) or Oil
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Take a large sized bowl. Add whole wheat flour 2.5 cup and 1 cup or more water.
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Mix them well. Knead this to soft dough. Add some ghee or oil.
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Cover with wet cloth or tissue and rest the dough for at least 30 minutes.
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After resting the dough, press and knead the dough again.
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Now divide the dough into a medium sized ball.
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In this step, take a rolling board and spread some dust flour on the rolling board. Roll the ball and shape them round. Try to roll the chapati a little thin, not too thick or thin.
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Now take a tawa and heat it on medium high flame.
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After getting proper heat, place rolling chapati on tawa. Let it cook for 15-30 seconds until you see some bubbles on the top side.
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At this point flip the chapati, you don’t want the first side to cook too much. Now, let the other side cook more than the first side around 30 seconds more.
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If you see brown spots all over, it means it has cooked enough. Remove from the tawa and spread some ghee or oil. Do all dough balls one by one by following the same procedure.
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Now serve with some gravy or curries.