Chapati Recipe | A Perfect Indian Flatbread

Chapati is also known as roti. It is a traditional flatbread in India, is enjoyed with different kind of dishes as per everyone’s requirement in breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This Chapati Recipe is made with just 4 things, Wheat flour, water, salt, and ghee/ vegetable oil.This chapati recipe is not only a delicious dish, its an emotion of peoples but also full of nutrition. In this details recipe I’ll take through 3 easy process of making authentic chapatis at home, by ensuring they will made soft, puffed perfectly, and flavorful also.
So lets make it,

Chapati Recipe in 2 easy type

Round Shape Chapati

Ingredients:

•  2 cups whole wheat flour (atta)
• Water, as needed
•  Salt, to taste
•  Ghee or oil, for brushing (optional)

Equipment:

•  Mixing bowl
•  Rolling pin
•  Tawa (flat griddle)
•  Tongs or a kitchen towel for flipping

Step 1: Prepare the Dough (for 2 people)

1. In a mixing bowl, take 2 cups of whole wheat flour (atta) and a pinch of salt, and mix everything well.
2. Now add water to the flour slowly, with a little duration and knead it into a soft, flexible dough. It should be smooth and not sticky and make a round dough.
3. When the dough comes together, knead it for another 5-7 minutes to make the gluten. This step is very important for soft chapatis to puff.
4. Cover the dough with a light wet cloth or wrap or lid and let it rest for at least 15-20 minutes. This process make the gluten to relax and makes it easier to roll out the chapatis later.

Step 2: Divide and Shape the Dough

1. After the resting the dough for sometime, uncover the dough and divide it into equal-sized portions. Size of the dough balls depends on your need or on how big you to make chapatis to be.
2. Roll each dough into a smooth ball between the palms. Make sure about there no cracks left on the surface of the dough balls.

Step 3: Roll Out the Chapatis

1. Take a tawa (flat griddle) and heat it over medium-high heat. Till the tawa is heating, lightly sprinkle flour on rolling pin.
2. Take one dough ball and flatten the ball slightly with your palms. Dip the ball into the flour to coat both sides flour well.
3. Place the floured dough ball on the work surface or rolling pin and start rolling it out the ball into a round shape, by pressing it gently. Rotate the dough and roll occasionally to ensure an even thickness.
4. Roll the dough till it become a perfect round shape and about 6-8 inches in diameter, or your required thickness. If the dough sticks to the rolling pin or surface, dust it with more flour as needed.
5. Repeat the process of rolling with the remaining dough balls, You can stack them on a plate and cover them with a kitchen towel to prevent dry out, or cooking it immediately one by one.

Step 4: Cook the Chapatis

1. When the tawa is hot, place a rolled chapati on the tawa gently. Cook the chapati for about 30-45 seconds, or until small bubbles start forming on the surface of chapati.
2. Flip the chapati using tongs or a kitchen towel or a ladle and cook the other side for another 30-45 seconds. You should start to see golden brown spots forming on the bubbles.
3. Now, press down gently on the edges of the chapati to encourage it to puff up, by using the tongs or a kitchen towel. The chapati will start to puff up like a balloon, if it doesn’t then do not worry it will also give a perfect and tasty chapati.
4. Once the chapati fully puffed and cooked from both sides, remove the chapati from the tawa and place it on a plate. Brush the cooked chapati with ghee or oil for added flavor and softness.
5. Or, When the chapati starts forming bubbles, sprinkle oil/ghee over it and cook it from both side and spread oil from both side. Now your Chapati Recipe is ready to serve with veg or non veg recipes.

Triangle shape Chapati Recipe

• Repeat the same process 1-Prepare the Dough, 2-Divide and Shape the Dough, 3-Roll Out the Chapatis,
• When the dough turn into a round shape, then fold it half and turn/fold it half again, you will get a triangle dough.
• Now sprinkle some flour and start rolling the dough in same shape, make a perfect triangle shape chapati.
• Heat a tawa over medium-high flame, place the chapati on tawa and cook it with same process and apply ghee/oil over it and cook it from both side till it turn into light brown color on the bubbles.
• This Chapati Recipe is ready to serve and i’ll suggest you to having it with the Kadhai Paneer, and other recipes.

Step 5: Repeat and Serve

1. Repeat the cooking process with the remaining rolled chapatis on the both round and triangle chapatis, remove them into the casserole and serve it hot or when you need to eat.
2. Serve the hot chapatis immediately with your favorite Indian curries, dals, paneer recipe, non veg recipes or any other accompaniments as per your taste.

FAQ for Chapati

1. What is Chapati?

Chapati is a traditional Indian flatbread is made from whole wheat flour, water, and salt. It is rolled out thin and cooked on a hot griddle till it puffs up and start forming bubbles and golden brown color.

1. How do I make Chapati dough?

To make Chapati Recipe dough, mix whole wheat flour with water and a pinch of salt. Knead the dough till it’s turn into a smooth and elastic dough, after that let it rest for about 30 minutes before rolling it out.

1. How do I roll out Chapati?

Divide the dough into small balls, then roll each ball out into a thin round shape chapati, or round disc using a rolling pin and a dust wheat flour to prevent from sticking each other.

Conclusion

With this step-by-step guide, now you can make the chapati recipe at home easily. Adjust the heat of your tawa as needed to even cooking and perfect puffing. Now enjoy the warm, soft chapatis with your favorite dishes, and the taste of homemade taste with every bite you will have.

Nutrition Information