Add the hot water bit by bit and mix the dough with a spatula until you can handle the dough temperature with your bare hands.

Work on the dough till it reaches a smooth consistency. Make the dough into a ball and apply oil on it. Cover it and let it rest for approximately 30 mins.

Flatten the dough, apply some oil on the top and cut it into equal sizes. Take each strip, roll it into a ball and again flatten it out to a circular shape (or African map if that is what you can manage at this point :) ) Take each flattened dough piece and cook it on a heated pan one by one until all your chapatis have cooked through.

Cut one chapati to 8 pieces and arrange on a plate.