Soft layered chapatis

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Njeri Thuku
Njeri Thuku @Gasherry
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Ingredients

  1. 3 cupsall purpose flour
  2. Extra flour for kneeding and dusting
  3. 1$1/2 cups warm water
  4. 1 tspsalt
  5. 1 tspsugar
  6. Enough vegetable oil to fry

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Put 3 cups of all pirpose flour in a bowl

  2. 2

    In another bowl mix salt, sugar, 2 tbps of vegetable oil and water. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolves

  3. 3

    Pour the liquid mixture above (step 2) in the flour bowl and mix well.

  4. 4

    Knead untill the dough becomes soft

  5. 5

    Continue kneading and adding flour when needed for about 10 minutes. Add more flour to make it more thick but not too hard. Knead until you attain the right elasticity.

  6. 6

    Add some oil and knead to mix it up until it is soft and not sticky. Cover the dough and leave it for 30min - 1 hr

  7. 7

    Divide the dough into 13 equal parts making ball like shapes. Arrange them in a flat surface dusted with flour.

  8. 8

    Pick one ball and place it on a flat surface With a rolling pin, roll the ball to a circular shape.

  9. 9

    Brush the circular dough with oil on top.

  10. 10

    Start folding and rolling the oiled dough with both hands as if you are rolling a rode away from your direction.

  11. 11

    Once you have a shape that looks like a rope, create a coil like shape. Repeat this step for all the balls

  12. 12

    Pick one coil shaped ball and press down to make it flat,with a rolling pin make a circular shape again

  13. 13

    In a hot pan, place the rolled out circular dough and fry each side until its golden brown on medium heat. Repeat this step untill all the balls are finished

  14. 14

    Enjoy your soft layer chapatis

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