Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, soft chapati. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Soft Chapati is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Soft Chapati is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

Recipe for making chapati and roti using autolyse technique. Chapathi stays soft for a long time without getting dry. No knead chapati dough. "How to make soft chapati??" was my biggest worry when I was a beginner in cooking.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have soft chapati using 6 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Soft Chapati:

1. Get all-purpose flour (you can mix half all-purpose and half atta if you like)
2. Get sugar
3. Get salt
4. Prepare powdered milk (optional)
5. Prepare ghee/cooking oil
6. Prepare warm water (add as needed)

Want to learn soft chapatis secret? Read this guide to find out the four important steps to make soft chapatis and phulkas at home. This ensures that the chapati stays soft. Before storing it in an air-tight container, let the chapati cooled down a bit so as to not make it soggy.

Instructions to make Soft Chapati:

1. In a large bowl, mix flour, powdered milk, sugar and salt.
2. Make a well and pour ghee or cooking oil and water bit by bit as you knead. Knead for atleast 5 mins or until your dough comes together. - Continue kneading on your work surface for another 10 mins. You should knead your thoroughly to get soft chapatis.
3. Your dough should finally be firm but soft and not sticky. Cover with a damp kitchen towel or cling film and let it rest for 1 hour.
4. After 1 hour, divide the dough into 8-10 equal parts making ball shapes. Arrange them on a flat surface dusted with flour. Cover with a damp tablecloth to avoid drying.
5. On your work surface, roll out the balls in a circular shape with a rolling pin one at a time. Brush with oil and sprinkle dry flour.
6. Roll it inwards to form a rope-like a shape, then create a coil-like shape and press the ball down with your palm to make it flat.
7. Repeat this process to the rest of the remaining balls of dough. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
8. Roll the balls out again forming a circle.
9. Preheat a non-stick pan or a heavy bottom skillet on medium heat. Place the chapati on the pan and leave it to cook. - - Brush the surface of the chapati with a very thin layer of oil. Once you begin to see bubbles rise on top of the chapati, flip it over to the other side and brush it also with a thin layer of oil.
10. Continue to flip over about one or two more times until you achieve your desired brownness. - - Store in a casserole immediately. If you are planning on having them later, wrap them in a few tissues or aluminum foil.
11. Serve warm with curry of your choice. - - Enjoy 🌹

For those with induction cooktop or coiled stove top. Making Kenyan soft layered chapati is a lot of fun but requires time 😉 No wonder many people prefer the direct chapati. Making layered chapati also need some skills to get those layers on the chapatti. My chapati was soft while hot, but once they cool down they become hard and difficult to swallow. Chapati will remain soft only if it retains some moisture.

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