Wholemeal flat bread

Name: Wholemeal flat bread
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups chapati flour (atta) or fine wholemeal (whole-wheat) flour; a little extra flour for dusting; 250 ml/9 fl oz/1 cup lukewarm water; sunflower oil or light olive oil, for frying; sunflower oil or light olive oil, for frying; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups chapati flour (atta) or fine wholemeal (whole-wheat) flour; 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

These breads from Assam, called Ruti, are thicker than chapatis and are griddle-cooked, with oil or ghee spread over the surface. Unlike the dough for chapatis and Phulkas, this mixture contains a small amount of fat and warm water is used instead of cold, creating a softer, richer dough.

Ingredients

400 g/14 oz/3½ cups chapati flour (atta) or fine wholemeal (whole-wheat) flour

Asia
India
Assam
Main course
Vegan

Method

Mix the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Add the oil and work well into the flour with your fingertips. Gradually add the water and keep stirring until a soft dough is formed.
Transfer the dough to a flat surface and kne