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How to make chapati dough for soft chapatis

Chapati or roti is a staple food in almost every part of  North India and few parts of south India. It can be paired with a wide variety of side dishes like paneer butter masala Rajma masala channa masala mix veg subzi broccoli potata curry Egg capsicum curry the classic Egg thokku Dal makhani Chicken gravy The art of making soft chapatis or rotis lies in how we prepare the dough. There might be many tricks to it but i learnt my trick from one of my friend. It just makes use of 1/4 th part of water as hot water so that the dough becomes soft and after kneading it well for about 2-3 minutes you are sure to get soft rotis. Ingredients: 1 cup wheat flour 1/4 cup hot water 1/3 cup water 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp oil or clarified butter(optional) Steps: Take flour in a mixing bowl. Add salt. Add oil or ghee. This step is totally optional. Crumble the flour together so that salt gets mixed evenly. Now pour hot water over the flour and let i...

Moringa Leaves Chapati

Greens help our body to improve heamoglobin levels when consumed regularly. They are rich in iron and is part of every lunch meal in most of our neighbourhood. Moringa leaves is exceptionally good as compared to other varieties of greens or spinach available in the market. The juice extracted from the moringa leaves boosts our body immunity and protects us from various illness like cold and joint pain. This is by far from my personal experience. I try to include moringa leaves in my meal twice in a week either by adding them in sambar or making ragi adai or chapati. Today's blog post is on the process of making chapati with moringa leaves. Do try it out and share your valuable feedback. Few side dish options for this roti would be matar paneer , paneer butter masala ,  palak paneer, mix veg sabzi,   shahi paneer, channa masala, dhal makhni and the list goes on. Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour salt to taste 1 tbsp wheat flour for...