Roti / Chapati

Everyday wholewheat flatbread

रोटी · चपाती

roti = bread; chapati from chapat, to flatten with a slap

Active: ~30 min for a batch
Yield
Plan ahead: rest the dough 20–30 min
Pairs with: every dry sabzi, every dal, every curry. The default daily bread.

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Ingredients

2 cups
~¾–1 cup water
a pinch of salt (optional)
, to brush (optional)

Steps

1.Mix atta with water bit by bit and . Rest, covered, 20–30 min.
2.Divide into ~8 balls. Dust with flour and roll each into a thin round.
3..
4.Brush with ghee if you like; stack under a cloth to stay soft.

Variations

Phulka: the same bread, puffed fully into a balloon over the open flame.

Whole-wheat naan: different bread — naan is leavened and made with white flour.

This is the daily bread of the wheat belt: flour, water, heat, nothing else. No oil, no leavening, no yeast. The magic moment is when a rolled disc hits the open flame and balloons up — that puff means the inside steamed and cooked through. Most homes make a stack fresh at every meal.