Soft Chapati Recipe

I wanna share some tips to make soft chapati for beginners with step by step photos and a video. If you add flour to the water instead of water to the flour while preparing the chapati dough then it will stay soft for a long time. This is the secret of soft chapati recipe. So what are you waiting for? try it out and give a surprise to your family.

Soft Chapati Recipe

Furthermore, I would like to share some of my suggestions for a perfect soft chapati for beginners only. Firstly, add 2 cups of flour slowly to the water and knead it to a soft dough. If the dough is sticky, then add the remaining flour little by little. Knead the dough for 5 mins and apply 1 tbsp oil and again knead the dough until it becomes a soft dough.

Secondly, rest the dough for a minimum of 30 mins and a maximum of 1 hour. Another important thing is, roll the chapati little thin. (not too thin or too thick)

Finally, Heat the tawa really well before placing the chapati. Flip it just twice only. Don’t flip it for more times.

You may also like my other popular Indian breakfast recipes like Paal Kozhukattai, Ven Pongal, Sweet Pongal, Chole Bhatura, Poori Masala, Aloo Paratha and Palak Paneer Paratha.

Soft Chapati Recipe 2019-03-29 04:07:27

Serves 3

Prep Time: 00:10
Cook Time: 00:15
Total Time: 00:25

Ingredients

• Wheat flour - 2 cups plus 1/2 cup or as needed
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Water - 1 cup
• Olive oil or any other oil - 1 tbsp
• Ghee or oil to apply

Instructions

1. Take water and salt in a wide bowl and mix well.
2. Then add 2 cups of wheat to the water and mix well until combined by using a spoon.
3. Knead the flour mixture to a soft dough by adding more flour as needed (It takes 1/4 to 1/2 cup).
4. Knead it for 5 minutes and then apply 1 tbsp of oil and again knead for 5 more minutes or until it becomes a soft dough.
5. Cover it and let it sit for 30 minutes.
6. After 30 minutes, knead it well once again.
7. Divide the dough into 8 medium sized balls.
8. Roll the balls in the palms of your hand gently.
9. Dust it with flour and roll it into a little thin chapati.
10. Meanwhile, heat a tawa or heavy bottomed pan over high heat.
11. When the tawa becomes hot, reduce the heat to low and place the chapati on the hot tawa and cook it for 20 seconds or until you see some small air bubbles on the chapati.
12. Flip over and cook for a few seconds.
13. Turn the heat to high and press the chapati gently.
14. Flip over and cook until it puffs up.
15. Remove the chapati from the heat and apply some ghee on top and serve with your favorite korma.

Notes

• For 2 cups of wheat flour 3/4 cup of water is enough.

By Santhi Thereses, The Indian Claypot: https://theindianclaypot.com/

Take water and salt in a wide bowl and mix well.

Then add 2cups of wheat to the water and

mix well until combined by using a spoon as shown in the picture.

Now knead the flour mixture to a soft dough by adding more flour as needed.
(It takes 1/4 to 1/2 cup)

Knead it for 5 mins and then apply 1 tbsp of oil

and again knead for 5 more minutes or until it becomes a soft dough as shown in the picture.

Now cover it and let it sit for 30 minutes.

After 30 mins. knead it well once again. Then divide the dough into 8 medium sized balls.

Roll the balls in the palms of your hand gently. Then dust it with flour

and roll it into a little thin chapati.

Meanwhile, heat a tawa or heavy-bottomed pan over high heat. When the tawa becomes hot, reduce the heat to low and place the chapati on the hot tawa and cook it for 20 seconds or until you see some small air bubbles on the chapati.
Now flip over and cook for a few seconds. After a few seconds, turn the heat to high and press the chapati gently. Again flip over and cook until it puffs up as shown in the video.

Now remove the chapati from the heat and apply some ghee on top and serve with
your favorite korma.