Homemade East Indian Chapati Bread
photo by The Spice Guru
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 29
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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CHAPATI RECIPE
- 473.18 ml unbleached flour
- 4.92 ml salt
- 4.92 ml baking soda (optional for leavened chapati)
- 4.92 ml ground cumin
- 4.92 ml curry powder
- 1.23 ml garlic powder
- 1.23 ml onion powder
- 14.79 ml butter or 14.79 ml ghee
- 29.58 ml plain yogurt
- 157.80 ml water
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SUGGESTED TOPPINGS (CHOOSE ONE OR TWO)
- 1.84 ml fresh minced cilantro (per each side)
- 1.84 ml fresh minced garlic (per each side)
- 1.84 ml minced fresh green onion top (per each side)
- 1.84 ml fresh minced mint (per each side)
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SUGGESTED SEED TOPPINGS (CHOOSE ONE OR TWO)
- 0.25 ml cumin seed (per each side)
- 0.25 ml dill seed (per each side)
- 0.25 ml onion seeds (per each side)
- 0.25 ml poppy seed (per each side)
- 0.25 ml sesame seeds (per each side)
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BASTE
- melted butter or ghee
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CUCUMBER-MINT YOGURT SAUCE
- 118.29 ml plain yogurt
- 118.29 ml cucumber, finely chopped
- 14.79 ml minced of fresh mint (or cilantro)
- 14.79 ml minced onion (green okay)
- 4.92 ml fresh lemon juice or 4.92 ml fresh lime juice
- 2.46 ml ground coriander
- 2.46 ml fresh lemon zest or 1.23 ml fresh lime zest
- 1.23 ml ground cumin
- 1.23 ml sugar
directions
- MEASURE the dry CHAPATI RECIPE ingredients first into large bowl of a food processor (omitting butter and water); PROCESS for 10 seconds; LEAVE processor running.
- ADD butter through feeder tube; PROCESS 10 seconds; WHISK the yogurt together with the water; SLOWLY pour yogurt/water mixture through feeder tube of processor while running; PROCESS dough ingredients until it forms a ball, about one minute.
- REMOVE dough from processor.
- DIVIDE the dough into 8 equal portions; ROLL out each piece to a circle between 1/16-1/8 inch thick on a well-floured surface (for crispy chapatis roll dough to 1/16''); SPRINKLE one side with desired toppings and/or seeds; LIFT chapati gently with a metal spatula; SPRINKLE other side with toppings; GENTLY roll top surface with a rolling pin.
- PLACE a heavy iron skillet over high heat until steam rises from it: LOWER heat to medium; ADD the first chapati to the pan.
- TURN the chapati over with a spatula when it begins to brown and bubble slightly (press down any high bubbles with spatula if necessary).
- TURN chapati once again.
- REMOVE the cooked chapati from the pan; BASTE lightly with melted butter or ghee; KEEP warm in foil lined with a paper towel.
- REPEAT the same cooking process for the remaining chapatis.
- SERVE warm with your favorite Indian entree with CUCUMBER-MINT YOGURT SAUCE or Major Grey chutney and enjoy!
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Reviews
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These turned out so yummy. I was stumped with the instructions in a couple places though. It didn't say whether (or when) to add the 2 T. yogurt mentioned in the ingredient list. I hesitated but in the end tossed it in. Seemed to work. Also it didn't mention whether to oil the skillet or cook them in a dry skillet. So I tried both. The dry skillet method took longer to brown and didn't present the expected bubbles (although my son liked these better). The lightly oiled skillet browned them nicely and yielded the tiny little bubbles to show when they were cooked the right amount (I liked these better). So I'm not sure which way it was supposed to be but, in the end, either method worked. They were awesome with the Easy Crockpot Morrocan Chicken, Chickpea, and Apricot Tangine - Recipe #137530 (by French Tart).
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The Spice Guru
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