Chapati (roti)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 250 g whole wheat flour
• 1 ounce whole wheat flour, for dusting
• 7 fluid ounces water

Recipe

• 1 put the flour in a bowl. gradually add enough water to make a soft dough (about 7 fl oz of water).
• 2 knead the dough for several minutes until smooth. cover the dough with a damp cloth and set aside for half an hour to rest. if the dough is runny, flour your hands and knead for a few more minutes.
• 3 form ten equal balls and dust each with flour. heat up a cast-iron griddle or frying pan over a low flame on a medium heat.
• 4 take one of the balls of dough, flatten it between the palms of the hands, and dust it with flour on both sides.
• 5 roll out to a 5 1/2" round, and slap the roti onto the heated. surface. cook for about a minute, or until soft bubbles begin to form, then turn over and cook for half a minute on the second side. if you have a gas cooker, then use tongs to hold the roti in a second flame for 3 seconds on each side. the roti should puff up.
• 6 alternatively if you have an electric stove, put the roti under a hot grill for a few seconds until it puffs up.