Chapati (Roti) Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 oz chapati flour, or
• 4 oz each of whole-wheat and plain flour,
• plus additional flour for dusting

How to make Chapati (Roti)

1. Put the flour in a bowl.
2. Gradually add enough water to make a soft dough (about 7 fl oz of water).
3. Knead the dough for several minutes until smooth.
4. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and set aside for half an hour to rest.
5. If the dough is runny, flour your hands and knead for a few more minutes.
6. Form twelve equal balls and dust each with flour.
7. Heat up a cast-iron griddle or frying pan over a low flame on a medium heat.
8. Take one of the balls of dough, flatten it between the palms of the hands, and dust it with flour on both sides.
9. Roll out to a 5 ½" round, and slap the roti onto the heated.
10. surface.
11. Cook for about a minute, or until soft bubbles begin to form, then turn over and cook for half a minute on the second side.
12. If you have a gas cooker, then use tongs to hold the roti in a second flame for 3 seconds on each side.
13. The roti should puff up.
14. Alternatively if you have an electric stove, put the roti under a hot grill for a few seconds until it puffs up.