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    How to Make Soft Chapati | Soft Chapati Recipe | Soft Roti Recipe

    December 7, 2021 By Aarthi 11 Comments

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    Soft chapati recipe with step by step pictures and video. Getting soft chapati all the time is a little tricky process. But follow all the steps mentioned here for soft chapati or soft roti all the time.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Chapati
    2. How to Make Soft Chapati
    3. Pro Tips for Soft Chapati
    4. Soft Chapati Video
    5. How to Make Soft Chapati | Soft Chapati Recipe | Soft Roti Recipe
    6. Soft Chapati Step by Step Pictures

    Soft Chapati Recipe

    Some of you have been asking me a to share tips and techniques to make soft chapati. This is one secret, if you add flour to water instead of water to flour while making chapati dough then they will stay soft for a long time. Read the tips given below to get soft chapati.

    About Chapati

    Chapati (alternatively spelled chapatti, chappati, chapathi, or chappathi; pronounced  also known as roti, rotli, safati, shabaati, phulka an unleavened flatbread originating from the Indian subcontinent and staple in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East Africa, Arabian Peninsula and the Caribbean. Chapatis are made of whole-wheat flour known as atta, mixed into dough with water, oil and optional salt in a mixing utensil called a parat, and are cooked on a tava (flat skillet)

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    Phulka

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    How to Make Soft Chapati

    • Take water and salt in a bowl. Mix well.
    • Add in wheat flour and mix well. Now knead this to a soft dough, add more flour as needed. Knead it for 3 to 5 mins. Drizzle top with oil and spread well.
    • Now cover it and let it sit for 30 mins.Now knead it well once again.
    • Divide it to equal portions, take a ball and dust it with flour and roll it into little thin chapati..
    • Put it on hot tawa and cook for few sec. Flip over and cook for few sec, now flip over again and cook Press bubbles on top till puffs up.
    • Now remove and store in hot case. You can drizzle the top with some ghee. Serve.
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    Pro Tips for Soft Chapati

    Here are my tips for getting soft chapati all the time. Few tips & techniques for soft chapatis,

    1. Add flour slowly to the water and knead it to a soft dough.
    2. Knead the dough for at least 3 to 5 mins.
    3. Rest the dough for minimum 15 mins and maximum 1 hour.
    4. Roll the chapatis little thin, but not too thin or too thick.
    5. Heat the tawa really well before putting the chapati in.
    6. Flip it just twice, don't keep on flipping over.
    7. Once the chapati is cooked, remove it to a plate, spread some ghee or oil over and store in a hot case.

    Soft Chapati Video

    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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    How to Make Soft Chapati | Soft Chapati Recipe | Soft Roti Recipe

    Soft chapati recipe with step by step pictures and video. Getting soft chapati all the time is a little tricky process. But follow all the steps mentioned here for soft chapati or soft roti all the time.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine North Indian, South Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Wheat Flour - 3 cups or as needed
    • Water - 1.5 cup or more
    • Salt - 1 tsp
    • Oil - 1 tblspn + more as needed

    Instructions
     

    • Take water and salt in a bowl. Mix well.
    • Add in wheat flour and mix well. Now knead this to a soft dough, add more flour as needed. Knead it for 3 to 5 mins. Drizzle top with oil and spread well.
    • Now cover it and let it sit for 30 mins.Now knead it well once again.
    • Divide it to equal portions, take a ball and dust it with flour and roll it into little thin chapati..
    • Put it on hot tawa and cook for few sec. Flip over and cook for few sec, now flip over again and cook Press bubbles on top till puffs up.
    • Now remove and store in hot case. You can drizzle the top with some ghee. Serve.

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    Notes

    1)Add flour slowly to the water and knead it to a soft dough. 
    2)Knead the dough for atleast 3 to 5 mins. 
    3)Rest the dough for minimum 15 mins and maximum 1 hour.
    4)Roll the chapatis little thin, but not too thin or too thick.
    5)Heat the tawa really well before putting the chapati in.
    6)Flip it just twice, dont keep on flipping over.
    7)Once the chapati is cooked, remove it to a plate, spread some ghee or oil over and store in a hot case.
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    Soft Chapati Step by Step Pictures

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    take water in a bowl

     

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    add in salt

     

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    wheat flour

     

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    mix well

     

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    knead well

     

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    knead till smooth

     

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    drizzle over some oil

     

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    apply over well

     

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    cover with a bowl and res

     

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    shape into log

     

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    divide into balls

     

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    take one ball

     

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    place it over rolling board

     

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    roll it out

     

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    heat a iron tawa

     

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    place chapati over it

     

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    cook till small bubbles form on top

     

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    flip over

     

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    cook till few bubbles form on top

     

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    flip over

     

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    press the bubbles so it puff up

     

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    done

     

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    Serve
     
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    About Aarthi

    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    Comments

    1. Unknown

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      Love all your recipies. Gonna try this chapati soon

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    2. Gowraj Here

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      step by step method with pics really helpful.great job.thank you so much.

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    3. Rathi

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      What temp we should cook this....in High heat or Medium?

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      • Aarthi

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        cook in medium high heat

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    4. Unknown

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      Now that you say it, it makes sense. It's like adding acid to water in our school chemistry labs. Clever food chemistry! Kudos!

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    5. Manoj Kusshwaha

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      How to make chapati round i have tried so many times but every time it looks like map

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    6. Unknown

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      Looks simple. Tq.

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    7. Anonymous

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      Shd we add hot water or cold water

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    8. Anonymous

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      Hot or cold water??

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    9. Dilip Rajgariah

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      Which water is better for kneading

      Hot or normal

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    10. Denzil de Sousa

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      Hi Aarthi,
      I've been meaning to post a comment for quite some time now but thought I should make more attempts before I make a comment.
      Am referring to your recipe for "soft chapatis". I have tried and tried and really tried it out but somehow it just doesn't work. The dough falls so much in love with the vessel (thought awww...cho chweet) that it just doesn,t want to leave it. So had to remove it forcibly but realised that it quickly falls in love with any and evrything that it comes in contact with (my hands topping the list of course). the granite worktop, crockery / cutlery,
      In short I couldn't get past Step 2, despite following your instructions very very explicitly . (I even changed brands of flour)
      So what's your secret? Am even more intrigued now than I was before. So, come on, can't wait to hear how you do it. (BTW... have tried the same method for the last 3 months...am hoping that there's something I must be doing wrong)

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