Chappatti

The most common, simple and loved-by-all bread-like item in most parts of India. Want to try it out? Just follow the directions below:

INGREDIENTS:

• Wheat Flour(Atta) 2 cups
• Water(warm) 3/4 to 1 cup(just enough for kneadable dough)
• Salt 2 tsp
• Oil 1 tbsp

DIRECTIONS:

1) Combine all the ingredients above in a large mixing bowl.
2) Knead the dough for 10 min or until it is soft and elastic-like.
3) Gather the dough into a ball and place in a smaller bowl and cover with plastic wrapping or cloth. Leave aside for an hour or longer.
4) Divide the dough into small egg-sized balls.
5) Roll each out on a board, lightly dusting the rolling pin and board with flour and keeping the shape as round as possible.
6) Heat the chapathi tawa, griddle or heavy bottomed frying pan.
7) Place the rolled out chapathi on the tawa and leave for a minute. Note: Do not press down on the chapathi at this stage.
8) Turn the chapathi over and leave it again for a minute.
9) Turn over once more and press on the chapathi lightly with a spatula or flat spoon.You can see it starts to puff and rise up.
10) Remove from heat and wrap up in a cloth or place in a heat-retaining container.

Kiddulam chapathi is now ready to eat! :) Serve hot with chilly soyabean, prawns masala or just have it plain with sugar.

Note: Add a little butter or ghee in the 2nd stage of chapathi heating. Makes it crispy.