04 October 2009

CHAPPATHI

A flat round bread made from wheat flour

Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup water (for dough)
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt (for dusting)

Method:
Mix ours, salt, oil and water and make a dough. Knead the dough for about 8 - 10 minutes to make it soft. Cover it with a damp cloth and leave it aside for about 1 to 3 hours. After 3 hours knead the dough again and divide it into 8 small balls. Roll the balls into a thin round pastry, of about 5 inches in diameter. If it sticks to the surface when you atten the ball, you may dip the pastry in the extra all purpose our and keep the surface dusted with our.
Over medium heat on a hot griddle, place the uncooked CHAPPATHI. When one side becomes slightly brown, turn it over for the other side to be cooked. Take it out of the griddle and hold chappathi with tongs over a medium ame on the top of a gas range. Expose both sides of chappathi to the ame for a few seconds. It will pu beautifully. Serve it hot. Apply melted butter. Tastes good when eaten with kurma. 2 to 3 servings.