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Quick & Easy Chapatis, Indian Flat Bread, Yeast Free
Eat with rice, veggies, soups, stews, chutney, nut butter, hummus, jam
Chapatis are so satisfying! If I had time, I'd make them every day. Indian cooks can whip them out so fast, it's a blur. Of course, if you made chapatis every day for your entire life, you could do that too.
We'll help you make chapatis in a reasonable amount of time, good enough for most purposes.
By the way, home-made chapatis are guaranteed to be delicious no matter how they turn out!
To make chapatis, you'll need a heavy weight griddle and a sturdy rolling pin. A cast iron pan is perfect, because you need to get it pretty hot. If you have a gas stove, you can puff the chapatis over an open flame - but they'll puff up anyway, if the pan is hot enough.
This recipe makes about a dozen chapatis. Half the recipe if it's just a few of you.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 C unbleached white flour
- 1 1/2 C whole wheat or spelt flour
- OR Use all whole grain, for a coarser, chewier texture
- 3 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil
- 1 tsp rock salt
- 1 - 1 1/2 C. water
Directions
- Combine flour and salt in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Rub in the oil with your hands.
- Gradually add water to form a firm but moist dough.
- Knead for 5 minutes on a floured surface, until the dough forms a smooth ball.
- Put the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with a damp cloth.
- Let the dough rest for 30 - 60 minutes. If you need to keep it longer than 2 hours before using, cover tightly and refrigerate
- Preheat your griddle on medium high.
- Pinch off golf ball sized pieces, form into balls and flatten with your hands.
- On a lightly-floured surface, using a rolling pin, roll out each ball as thin as you can, to about 6 inches in diameter. Turn the dough as you roll, and work from the center out.
- Cook each chapati on the griddle until it starts to puff up (about 2 minutes). Turn over and cook for another minute
- If you have a gas stove, you can lay the chapati for a few seconds only on an open flame, where hopefully it will puff up into a sphere, which is an impressive sight. I made a puffing frame by bending a wire coat hanger, so as not to burn my fingers. If this step is beyond you, don't sweat it
- When you get good at this, you can roll out chapatis while you're cooking them. Meanwhile, roll out a bunch ahead of time, so you don't make yourself crazy. Or enlist another person to roll.
