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Chapati Recipe | How to Make Soft Chapati | Indian Flatbread

Chapati, also known as chapathi or Indian flatbread is a healthy and staple food all across India. It is as popular as malabar paratha, tandoori roti or naan. Chapati is made by combining wheat flour, salt, oil or ghee and water to make a soft dough. The dough is then rolled and cooked till puffy and cooked. Making soft chapati can be tricky, But I have shared all my tips and tricks to get soft chapati all the time. In this recipe for chapati, I have shared basic chapati recipe, method of making chapati dough in stand mixer, tips and tricks for soft chapati, hacks to get soft chapati and trouble shooting with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine North Indian, South Indian
Servings 12 Chapati
Calories 124 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl or Parat
  • Rolling Pin & Board or Chakla Belan
  • Roti Tawa

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Wheat Flour or as needed
  • 1¼ cup Warm Water or more
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Oil + 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. After 30 minutes 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 seconds. 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.

Video

Notes

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

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 196mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.1gCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
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