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Skill level:

Skill level 3

Level 3

Preparation time:

Preparation time

35 minutes

Makes:

4

chapattis

Video:

Video

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What you need

Ingredients

  • 100g plain flour
  • 2.5ml salt
  • 15ml spoon vegetable oil or corn oil
  • 125–150ml warm water
  • 40–50g melted butter (or ghee)

Equipment

  • sieve
  • measuring scales
  • measuring spoons
  • bread board
  • rolling pin
  • large mixing bowl
  • cling film
  • non-stick frying pan
  • tablespoon
  • palette knife
  • wooden spoon
  • pastry brush

What you do

  1. Place the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
  2. Make a well and pour in the oil and half the water.
  3. Mix well with a wooden spoon and continue adding enough water until you have a firm, soft but not too sticky dough.
  4. Knead the dough for 3–4 minutes.
  5. Divide the dough into 4 equal balls.
  6. Lightly flour a surface and roll each dough ball into a thin circle.
  7. Spread each chapatti with a light spreading of ghee/melted butter.
  8. Fold the chapatti into quarters to enclose the ghee/butter mixture.
  9. Re-roll into a flat round pizza shape.
  10. Fry in a dry pan for 3–4 minutes on each side until lightly coloured, brushing a little of the ghee/butter mixture on each side during cooking.
  11. Remove from the pan and leave to cool.
Chapatti