Soft Chapati

Name: Soft Chapati
Yield: 5 (3 each)
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 atta mark flour; 3 cups warm water; 1 tbsp salt; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/4 cup oil + more for frying

Njoki Njiru @jokeyjerow

3rd trial and I finally made it.. Round and soft😁.#njaanuary #recipemarathon

Njoki Njiru @jokeyjerow

3rd trial and I finally made it.. Round and soft😁.#njaanuary #recipemarathon

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Ingredients

5 (3 each)

5 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
2 1/2atta mark flour
3 cupswarm water
1 tbspsalt
2 tbspsugar
1/4 cupoil + more for frying

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Steps

1

Sift the flour and mix it with sugar and salt.
2

Add the ¼cup oil and rub it in the dry ingredients mixture.
3

Add the water gradually and knead the dough til it comes together and it stops sticking on your fingers.
4

Transfer the dough on a flat surface and keep kneading til the dough is soft.
5

Once it is soft, put in a bowl and cover with cling film and leave it for 15mins.
6

Cut the soft dough in small balls, roll them out, apply oil and roll them into a spiral and set on a tray. Rpt this til dough is done.
7

Cover with a cling film and leave them for 10mins.
8

Using a rolling pin, roll out the balls and place on a heated pan one at a time and cook on both sides without oil on medium flame.
9

After about 4 chapatis, spread oil on each (one at a time) and cook til both sides are done.
10

Rpt step 8 and 9 til all chapatis are ready.
11

Enjoy with stew of choice.🍲