Indian Bread\Chapati

Chapatti is a form of roti or rotta (bread). There are many different variations of flat breads found in many cultures across the globe. It is normally eaten with curries or cooked vegetables. Roti, chapatti, phulkas, etc, are all same, made using different ingredients such as wheat flour, Maiz (corn) flour, Bajre ki roti (pearl millet), jwari ki roti(sorghum), Ragi ki roti(Eleusine coracana, commonly Finger millet) all these kind of flours are easily available in Hyderabad, I don’t know about rest of the places.

   Chapattis and phulkas are same the only difference is that oil or ghee is applied on top of the chapatti. People who are diet conscious and those who want to lower their cholesterol level eats phulkas. We make chapattis and phulkas as breakfast daily in our home. These goes well with all type of Indian curries vegetarian or non-vegetarian or any kind off Indian chutneys. 

Ingredients for making Indian chapatti:

Wheat Flour 2 cups

Oil 1 tsp.
Water as per requirement

Preparation of Indian Chapati:

• Knead soft dough with above ingredients.
• Leave it for atleast 30 minutes.
• Divide the dough in to small balls.
• Roll with help of dry flour to a thin round shape.
• Roll as thin as possible.
• Heat tawa (flat pan) and place rolled dough on it.
• When dry on one side, turn it.
• When brown spots appear on second side, turn again.
• This cooked dough is now called as phulkas.
• Use a kitchen towel and lightly press the phulka, rotating at same time, it will puff.
• Apply oil\ghee on both the sides, When you apply oil to phulka then it is called as chapatti.  
• Make as crisp as desired.
• Serve hot.