Chapati

Name: Chapati
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; Warm water; 1/2 Cup oil; 1 Tsp salt

This is unleavened kenyan bread a favourite for most kenyans

This is unleavened kenyan bread a favourite for most kenyans

Ingredients

1

Put the flour in a bowl and the oil and salt
2

Make a well at the center of the flour and add the warm water slowly as you knead the flour to form a ball
3

As soon as the ball is formed transfer it to your work surface and knead for 2 minutes not longer
4

Wrap your dough with cling film or paper bag, put your dough into a bowl and cover.let rest for atleast one hour for the gluten to come together
5

After an hour take the dough and divide into six small balls.
6

Take one small ball roll it with the rolling pin into a circle and add 1/2 teaspoon of oil and spread all over.this step helps form layers
7

Roll the circle into a wrapped sausage figure
8

To look like this
9

With both hand make your rolled dough longer by pulling it from both sides
10

Wrap it to look like a snail and finally tuck in the tall
11

Do this to all the balls
12

Heat your pan.take one ball and roll into a circle
13

Fry the chapati in the pan without oil when it form little bubbles then add the oil just one teaspoon is enough
14

Keep turning it with a spoon to ensure that it cooks evenly.turn to the other side and wait for it to bubble before you add oil
15

Put in a hot pot to keep warm.roll them when ready to serve