Chapati Bread

Name: Chapati Bread
Yield: Yield: 8 Portions
Ingredients: 9 fl oz/270 mL lukewarm water; Ghee or oil, as needed, for cooking; Ghee or oil, as needed, for cooking; 1 lb/454 g atta flour (Indian whole wheat flour); ⅓ oz/10 g salt; 1 fl oz/30 mL ghee or vegetable oil (optional); 1 fl oz/30 mL ghee or vegetable oil (optional); 1 lb/454 g atta flour (Indian whole wheat flour)

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Street Foods

By Hinnerk von Bargen and Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

1 lb/454 g atta flour (Indian whole wheat flour)
⅓ oz/

Bread
Street Food
Vegetarian

Method

Combine the flour, salt, ghee, and water in a mixing bowl and knead into a smooth and pliable dough. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour.
Shape the dough into sixteen 1½-oz/43-g dough balls. Allow to rest for another 15 minutes, and roll into a thin circle on a very lightly floured surface.
Cook the chapatis on a lightly gre