Soft layered chapatis

Name: Soft layered chapatis
Total time: 4800 s
Yield: 15 Chapatis
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 Cups all purpose flour sieved(Not measuring cups); 2 Tablespoon Margarine(Optional); 1 Tablespoon Sugar(Optional); 1/2 Teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 Cups warm water; Oil for cooking

Belinda @12Bellafoodoven

Uthiru, 87

Most people complain about chapatis not being soft, Some blame it on the flour, others on the temperature of the water being used; Others swear by hot water, others cold water and even warm water.
I decided to give a step by step guidance on how to hack a soft layered chapati.
The trick to getting a soft chapati boils down to 2 things
1. How you knead your dough... Don't be in such a hurry... Work on your dough thoroughly.
2. The heat should not be too high nor too low.
The temperature of the water being used to knead doesn't matter.

Belinda @12Bellafoodoven

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Ingredients

1hr 20mins

15 Chapatis

3 Cupsall purpose flour sieved(Not measuring cups)
2 TablespoonMargarine(Optional)
1 TablespoonSugar(Optional)
1/2 Teaspoonsalt
1 1/2 Cupswarm water
Oil for cooking

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Steps

1hr 20mins

1

In a bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt. Add Margarine, mix with hands to form crumbs. I use a little bit of sugar in mine because I love the savoury taste. Omit it, if you don't like sugar.
2

Make a well and pour water bit by bit as you knead. Knead for atleast 5 mins, if the dough is sticky, add flour bit by bit as you knead.
3

Continue kneading on your work surface for another 3 mins. (FOR SOFT CHAPATIS, YOU SHOULD KNEAD THOROUGHLY)
4

Finally dough should be firm but soft and not sticky. Cover with a damp cloth/ cling film/plastic polythene bag for 30 minutes.
5

After 30mins, knead again and cut into balls.
6

Roll out the balls in a circular shape with a rolling pin, one at a time and brush with oil, as shown in the pics.
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Fold as shown.
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How they should look.
9

Cover them to keep them soft.
10

Roll the balls out again forming the circle.(Layers should be visible on the rolled out dough).
11

In a medium heat, place your skillet, let it warm up. Then put your chapati ontop. Fry both sides until brown. Once cooked remove and place it in a containee and cover.
12

Very soft.
13

Serve with your favourite stew or even tea. Enjoy.