Oct 19 2007
How to make round chapatis!
You would be surprised to know that this is one of the most searched item on search engines. There is actually no shortcut of making perfectly round chapatis..but it requires lot of patience and stamina
Here are some tips :-
- Always add a pinch of salt in the flour before mixing it with water.
- Mix the flour with a little hot water. It comes out really soft.
- The quality of the chapatis totally depends on how soft the dough is.
- After you have made the dough, apply some oil and again mix it properly. This is one of my mother’s trick! She is champ in making the most softest chapatis sslurrppp
- Take a small ball of the dough and again press it softly..apply some flour and make a pancake like shape.
- Keep applying little flour so that it doesn’t break
- Now the trick is how to use the belan or rolling pin with your palms as well as fingers.
- First you have to you use complete palm on the pin to make it flat by the sides. It will become a squarish round.
- Then using fingers on the sides of the belan, start rolling the chapatis (increasing) and keep turning it around. Keep applying little flour at each step.
- Best way to check whether you will have a soft chapati is to lift and see it under light..if u see dark patches it means you need to press it a little more. If its transparent, that means it will become a perfect phulka!
- Now fry it on the skillet, fry both sides till nicely brown. You can add little oil. Now see the change at the table, but serve hot, or keep covered till serving.
I hope this helps..