Lubna from Yummy Food has a great tutorial on how to make roti. On her blog, she explains, “Roti/Chapati/Indian flat bread is a traditional bread which can be called as carrier for curries or cooked vegetables or dals.” She also mentions that it can be made with a variety of flours (wheat, maida, barley, soy bean, black chickpea)! And the key thing to remember when making roti? Lubna puts it like this, “the softer the dough, the softer the roti.” I have to agree with Lubna when she says that rolling it out perfectly comes with practice. I think I’m going to need plenty, but these step-by-step photos will definitely help!

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 cups Wheat flour
* 1/4 cup Wheat flour, for dusting
* Water, enough to make a soft dough
* 2-3 drops of oil for kneading
* pich of salt
* Oil/Ghee

PREPERATION:

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Combine wheat flour, salt and oil and gently knead the dough by adding water slowly. (see pic. 1)
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Knead till you get soft and elastic dough. Leave the dough by covering with a kitchen towel for 15-20 minutes.
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Divide the dough into equal small portions (nearly 5-6). Dust them with the remaining flour and set aside. (see pic. 2)
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Now take one small dough ball and roll into a small circle/triangle/square (whatever is comfortable for you). Brush a drop of oil and fold the corners into inside. (see pic. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
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Repeat the same process to all the dough balls and set aside. Now dust the rolling pin and the surface where you are making the roti and start rolling out roti’s one by one.
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Concentrate on the edges to get even rolled and flat roti. Keep applying plain flour in between to prevent it from sticking on to roller pin. (see pic. 9)
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Heat pan or tava and wipe it clean with kitchen towel. Place the rolled chapati/roti on it and cook for a minute until the top looks dry then turn it over and cook on the other side till small bubbles appear and chapati starts to puff.
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Use flat ladle/kitchen towel to press roti gently while cooking the other side, to get roti’s puffed.
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Brush the chapati/roti with oil/ghee on either side and take out on a clean kitchen towel and store in a hot casserole or serve hot with curry(s).
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Last but not least add your ‘love’ to make the dish ‘YUMMY’.