Chapatis ii

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Flour, unbleached
½ cup Flour, whole wheat
1 teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoons Ghi
½ cup Water
--- The Bombay Palace Cookbook
Stendhal
per Ellen Cleary

Directions

Mix flours, salt, and butter and add just enough water to make a firm dough, somewhat like a biscuit dough. Knead for 10-15 minutes - the more the dough is kneaded, the lighter the bread will be. Shape the dough into a ball, cover with a sheet of plastic and let it rest for at least 1 hour.

If left to rest overnight in the refrigerator, the finished bread will be even lighter.

When ready to bake, take a small piece of dough about the size of a golf ball, or a bit smaller. On a lightly floured board, roll the dough into a thin circle, about 5 inches in diameter. Repeat with all the dough.

Heat a griddle or heavy-bottomed iron skillet until it is very hot (you will notice the smoke rising from it). Place the rolled out chapati on the griddle and let it cook for 2-3 minutes, depending on how thin you have rolled it. Using a pair of kitchen tongs, you can lift the chapati to see if the underside has turned a golden brown. Flip, and cook the other side about 1 minute.

As they are cooked, store the chapatis on a towel in a warm covered container until ready to serve. Serve as soon as the last chapati is baked.

NOTE: In India breads sometimes are baked in the fiery clay tandoor, where they develop brown spots and bubbles. To achieve a similar effect at home, you can use tongs to hold each chapati over a hot gas flame until it puffs like a little balloon. The chapati will collapse as it cools.

* The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627 Posted by FAYLEN on 06-14-95 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #707 by Lisa Clarke <lisa@...> on Aug 1, 9

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