Soft layered East African Carrot Chapati

Cindy Kariuki
Cindy Kariuki @cook_27424702
Kenya

My mom makes amazing chapatis and so she has always inspired me and people loving my chapatis motivates me. I prepared this chapatis for my family and I loved how they turned out.

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Ingredients

2 hrs
25(1/person)
  1. 6 cupsall-purpose flour for the dough
  2. 1/4 cupsugar
  3. 1grated carrot
  4. 1 tbspsalt
  5. 2 1/4 cupswarm water
  6. 4 tbspvegetable oil for the dough
  7. 1 cupall-purpose flour for dusting
  8. 1 1/2 cupvegetable oil for cooking and dough spread

Cooking Instructions

2 hrs
  1. 1

    Mix the flour, sugar, grated carrot and salt in a mixing bowl. In another container mix water and vegetable oil.

  2. 2

    Add the water gradually in the dry ingredients mixing with your hands or a dough mixer if you have one until you get a very nice soft dough and ensure it doesn't stick on your hand.

  3. 3

    When you get that nice dough, coat it with oil and flour and it's now ready to work with.(The dough made 25 chapatis).

  4. 4

    Divide the dough in five portions to work with each at ease. With each portion, roll out the dough until its very thin and spread oil then divide in five equal parts.

  5. 5

    Roll each part lengthwise then roll to form a coil kinda shape and tuck in the end. Arrange the coils in a systematic way and then cover them using a kitchen towel. If you feel the coil is a little bit too much, cut it, and if you feel it's small add from any coil you've cut.

  6. 6

    Heat your pan and then start rolling out each coil forming a nice round shape

  7. 7

    In a hot pan, place the rolled out round dough and let it cook for about 10 seconds each side with 4 flips without oil. Now spread oil each side at a time and let it cook. Put the chapatis in a hotpot or the storage container you prefer using.

  8. 8

    Repeat the rolling out and cooking process to the rest of dough coils.

  9. 9

    Once you're done, serve when hot with your best stew. Enjoyyy.

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Preparing meals is an art that I tend to really enjoy. Trying out new recipes feels great.
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