Chapathi. Chapati (alternatively spelled chapatti, chappati, chapathi, or chappathi; pronounced as IAST: capātī, capāṭī, cāpāṭi), also known as roti, safati, shabaati, phulka and (in the Maldives) roshi, is an unleavened flatbread originating from the Indian subcontinent and staple in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East Africa and the Caribbean. This recipe was good, but it's easy to wind up with chapati that are hard and dry. A very soft and puffed up Indian flat bread, Chapathi.

Chapati definition is - a round flat unleavened bread of India that is usually made of whole wheat flour and cooked on a griddle. Chapati (also spelled chapathi) is an Indian flat bread that is a staple in India and Pakistan. Unlike another popular Indian flat bread called naan, which is leavened and uses all-purpose flour, chapati is unleavened and made with wheat flour, salt, and water, and then rolled out and cooked on a skillet, making it lighter and chewier than naan. You can have Chapathi using 3 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chapathi

Prepare 2 cup of wheat flour.
Prepare 1/8 tsp of salt.
You need 6-7 tsp of oil.

Rolling the chapathi of uniform thickness is necessary for uniform puffing else chapathi won't puff up in some places. Also never roll the chapathi very thin like a transparent sheet. They will roast like a papad. Do not over dust the chapathi in flour.

Chapathi step by step

Make dough adding little salt and 1tsp oil. Give 10 mins rest.
Make equal balls, take one ball roll, apply oil sprinkle little dry flour fold and give triangle shape. Again roll and give round shape..

If you dust more, chapathi may come out soft but it will look dry. I made chapati for the first time at the weekend using this recipe as a guide. It is a staple and made of really simple ingredients: wheat flour, salt and water. This easy and authentic Chapati recipe is from my friend Reem. I have personally tried her homemade chapati; I was instantly hooked on the soft, fluffy wheat bread.