How to make Soft Roti (Chapati)
Come, let’s learn how to make soft roti (chapati) | Fulka recipe at home with just 2 ingredients, an integral part of Indian cuisine with ease and by using just 2 ingredients, wheat flour and water.
Servings 6 Roti/chapati
Ingredients
- 1 cup atta (wheat flour) 135 grams + 1/4 cup for rolling the roti
- 1/2 cup water Or as needed to knead a soft dough
- 3 tsp Ghee to brush the rotis (optional)
Instructions
Make Chapati/Roti dough
- The first step to make chapati is to make chapati dough. For that in a big bowl add 1 cup wheat flour. To this add water little by little. In all i added little less thean 1/2 cup of water.
- Knead the soft, pliable dough using your knuckles and fingers.
- Once the dough comes together start rolling it to and forth around the edges of the bowl. Apply some oil and once again roll it all over with your palm.
- Cover this with a cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes to rest.
Form dough balls/peda
- After that once again smoothen the dough by kneading with your palm.
- Now pinch 6 equal sized balls. Take one dough ball, dust this in dry wheat flour.
- Now with the help of rolling pin, roll it round with same thickness all over.
Cook the Roti
- Heat the griddle/tawa on high flame first. Lower down the flame, transfer the rolled chapati on it. Now flip the chapati upside down and increase the flame.
- Once you notice brown spots on down side, lift the half done chapati with tongs, remove the griddle with your left hand and cook chapati directly on open flame using your right hand.
- Flip it upside down once again to get cooked evenly on all sides.
- Remove the cooked chapati and immediately transfer this in cassarole lined with kitcen napkin or wax paper.
- We Indians, prefer to smear our chapati with pure ghee/clarified butter however you may completely skip this if you’ve vegan. Or you may use vegan butter instead.