Chapati recipe

4 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 300 g (10.6oz) wholemeal or chapatti flour
  • 5 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 50 ml (1.8fl oz) hot water
  • 1 cup optional - ghee to baste

Directions

  1. 1
    Measure out the flour into a large bowl.
  2. 2
    Add the oil and mix together with a fork until you have large, roughly shaped breadcrumbs.
  3. 3
    Slowly add half the hot water and mix the dough with the fork until large lumps form.
  4. 4
    Work the dough together with your hands, adding a little water to bind into a stiff dough.
  5. 5
    Pour a few teaspoons of oil onto your work surface and knead the dough until it's slightly smooth.
  6. 6
    Divide the dough into little balls about the size of a large walnut.
  7. 7
    Roll each ball out on a lightly floured surface aiming for a circular shape which is a few millimetres thick.
  8. 8
    Heat a dry frying pan to a medium heat and cook each chapati for a couple of minutes on each side.
  9. 9
    Use a spatula to turn them over.
  10. 10
    Flip them off the frying pan and then pour a little ghee over the top and smear over with the back of your spoon.
  11. 11
    Serve warm.

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