How to Make Chapati,Roti or Phulka

How to Make Chapati,Roti or Phulka

Cooking is an art and this I had realized some years back when I got married.Before marriage I had hardly entered my kitchen and whenever I looked at the dishes prepared by my mother i always used to think this must be so easy  to prepare.But i was totally wrong this I got to know when after my wedding my hubby asked me to cook food for us.I still remember those days when i am not even able to prepare dough for chapatis.My dough always look like a sticky ball and from this anyone can imagine what kind of chapatis were made.Talking about my Chapatis I can only say that i had become a geography student who can make different maps of countries.My hubby is really very sweet that he had never complained me about my cooking.But then i realized that things will not work out well if i keep cooking like this,that day i made a promise to myself that i will learn cooking from scratch for my husband.And today he is the one who kept saying that you really cook so well that i don’t want to eat outside and he even take tiffin for office from home itself.Yesterday only i decided to write a blog for all those who are afraid from cooking.So i thought why not to start with the basic of Cooking from Chapatis.So here it goes:

HOW TO MAKE CHAPATIS ,ROTI OR PHULKA

To make your chapati soft you will need to prepare the dough accordingly.All depends on dough if your dough is kneaded well that you will definitely get a soft and fluffy chapati.I know it will take time to make everything perfect but as it says nothing is impossible.Before I start with making Chapatis lets learn how to prepare dough for Chapatis.

• Wheat flour- 250 grams (2 cup)
• Water -1 cup
• Salt – 1/2 tsp
• Oil – 1-2 tsp

Filter flour and keep it in a deep plate or big bowl. Add salt and oil to flour.

Pour warm water to the flour and knead it gently. Do not pour too much water at once, mix flour properly. Press the dough and turn it over several times ,the dough shouldn’t be knead hard or very thin. When the dough seems same throughout, knead it and if needed sprinkle 2-3 tsp water on it, then cover and keep aside for 20 minutes . The dough is ready to prepare Chapati.

kneading the dough

Kneaded Dough

How to make Chapati

Step 1 Turn on the gas stove and in the meanwhile take out lemon sized portion from the dough and make a round ball using your palms in the hand.

Step 2 Sprinkle some flour on the ball and  put it on the rolling board

Dough Ball to Prepare Chapati

Step 3 With the help of rolling pin put some pressure on the ball and then with the soft hands try to move your hands in circular motion.But make sure you use your hands without any force otherwise you will not get the desired consistency.

Rolling Chapati

Step 4 Place the Chapati on the hot tawa and once it lower layer is slightly cooked turn to other side till you will see some brown patches.You can cook chapati directly on tawa or on the gas flame.

To cook Chapati on a Tawa, turn it over when spots appear on the other side. Now use a cloth or ladle to press it over the Chapati and cook.

Cooking Chapati on Tawa

To cook on the gas remove the Chapati from the Tawa.  Place  its first side marked with patches on the gas directly and move it around using tongs.

Cooking Chapati on Gas

Cook Chapati till dark patches are visible. Don’t cook it too much otherwise it will turn black. Hold the Chapati and move it around with a pair of tongs till brown spots are seen. Chapati will turn puffy. Never catch a puffed Chapati with your hand, the steam coming from it may burn your hand.

Making Chapati Puff

Don’t get disheartened if you not get the desired shape and fluffiness,with practice you can make Round and fluffy chapati.Pour some ghee on your chapatis when it is hot and if you want to store it for later use spread a towel inside a hot pack & stack the chapathis one above the other.Close it with napkin & store it.

Stacked Chapati

Serve the Chapatis with Dal or any other dish.

Few tips for making Chapati

1.Use warm water to knead the dough. This makes the dough more soft as well as the roti.

2.after kneading the dough, you can keep it aside for an hour or so and that will also help the chapati to become soft.

3.do add ghee/oil in the dough. adding ghee or salt makes the Chapati soft. You can skip adding ghee or oil. this is the basic method of making a whole wheat flour dough. The dough prepared can be used to make different parathas also.

4.The leftover dough if kept in fridge can be used for 1-2 days.But it is advisable to use fresh kneaded dough to prepare chapati.

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