Roti, Chapati (Flat Indian Bread)
March 21st, 2007 filed under Breads
Roti is also known as chapati or fulka. Roti is Indian flat bread made with whole-wheat flour. Roti is served with a variety of cooked vegetables, lentils, and yogurt.
Recipe will makes 4 Rotis.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water (Use more as needed)
Also needed
- 2 teaspoons ghee (clear butter)
- 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour for rolling
Method
- Mix flour, salt and water togather to make a soft dough (add more water as needed).
- Knead the dough on a lightly greased surface to make the dough smooth and pliable.
- Set the dough aside and cover with a damp cloth. Let the dough rest for at least ten minutes or more.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal parts.
- Make smooth ball and press flat. Take 1 ball; press it in dry flour from both sides.
- Roll in to a 5-inch circle. If the dough sticks to the rolling pin or rolling syrface, lightly dust the roti with dry flour. Tip: Use the dry flour just enough you need to roll the roti, too much use of flour will make the roti dry.
- Heat the skillet on medium high heat. Note: An iron skillet works best. To know if the skillet is hot enough, sprinkle few drops of water on the skillet. If the water sizzles right away, the skillet is ready.
- Place the roti over skillet.
- After roti start changing color and start puffing in different places flip the roti over.
- Flip again after a few seconds. Take a flat spatula and press lightly on the puffed parts of the roti. This will help the roti puff.
- Flip the roti again. The roti should have light golden-brown spots on both sides.
- Butter the roti, the side that is facing the skillet.
- Keep the rotis in a container with a paper towel covering the bottem.
- Roti can be kept outside for up to 2 days wrapped in aluminum foil or in a closed container. For later use, roti can be refrigerated for 5-6 days.
I noticed that some of your recipes have different video instructions and different printed instructions.
For example when I read the instructions to make roti its says makes 8, use 1 cup flour and 1/2 cup water,
while your video makes 4, use 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup water…
This really makes this confusing for a beginner, please correct whichever recipe is not right…
Thanks
Hello Samira,
Sorry, in first few videos, I have made some obvious mistakes. I do try that video instructions and printed instructions stay same, still I do make mistakes.
About roti ½ cup flour and ¼ cup water or 1 cup flour and ½ cup water. But still take the water measurement as a guide line. Depends on flour some time it can be little more or less.
I LOVE THIS BREAD! Because I love to eat natural foods this is the bread for me. It has few ingredients and is tasty as well. My daughter can’t get enough. We make it 3 times a week and have it for breakfast or lunch.
Thanks a bunch
Dear Manjula Aunti,
Thank you very much for this recipe.
I recently shifted with my husband to a new house where we have electric stove. And we realised we could never make chapatis on it, as traditional chapatis require fire to puff up. We had lost all hope.
But thanks to your recipe we found on internet ! We tried it and the chpatis came out very good. Now we make chapatis every other day
Thanks very much !
Also I have noticed that none of your recipies contain onion & garlic. We don’t eat onions and garlic and so your recipies are just what we were lokking for. Thanks , all your recipies are wonderful !
Hello Aarti,
you can still make the roti traditional way. if you have electric stove use cake cooling rack over the burner and make roti over like you will on gas stove. Cooling rack prevents roti not to stick to burner. Good luck
aunty ur the cutest..;-) thank you so much for all ur recipes..i tried ur aloo paratha and roshogolla..both turned out great….
i never even dreamt that i could make those..thank u so much…hugs!
Wow! I love your website. I am so glad I found it. I was looking for a good chapati recipe, and I’m so excited that it comes with video instruction. I am also happy to see that you have an electric range, because I watched relatives making it over a gas stove, but I only have an electric stove. I am excited about trying to make my first batch. Thank you!!!!
Hello Aunty,
I have the round rolling stone from india for the past 5 years. I bought a big rolling pin from a local American store. Its very good but too big for my stone base. I see from your video, you have a rectangular mat. Looks like a plastic sheet to me. Is it reusable or disposable. Advice me on what and where to buy.
I enjoyed your video for flat bread. I am looking forward to trying it myself
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I am an Indian cuisine lover. With your videos that I discovered yesterday I made roti. Watching you everything looks so easy but the result I got, was not the best one. Roti did not puffed up, so probably it is why they were more similar to a chewing gum than to Indian bread. I have read all the above comments and now I know more (I think). Tomorrow I will try to make roti again, I hope it will be a successful attempt. Thanks for all your recipes, they are great! All the best for you.
hey! your recipes are so cool, im not Indian but i like to try to cook some other countries foods. thanks of Lithuania!
We love your aloo gobi recipe…in fact, I’m cooking it tonight. This is a very informative site and excellent recipes.
thanks