Kneading Chapati Dough With Hot Water
If your dough is sticking to your surface remove the dough from your.
Kneading chapati dough with hot water. To make the roti combine the flour oil and salt in a bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water. The dough should not stick from this point on. This flattened dough is then cooked atop a cast iron griddle or cooked in tandoors to get lightly.
Let it rest for 30 minutes before rolling. Also add the optional olive oil at this point when it turns into a soft. Knead it with Luke warm water until soft.
Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and roll out each portion of the dough into a thin circle of 150 mm. Set it up at the lowest setting possible. HOW TO MAKE SOFT CHAPATI.
Start with 12 cup water for 15 cups flour and slowly trickle it. I added a bit more than ¾ cup of water to make the dough. Mix wheat flour atta curd oil and salt.
Give it a knead. The key for making a soft chapati is to add hot water to the wheat flour and then keeping it aside for a while about 30 minutes. Wheat Flour - 3 cups.
Hot water denatures the proteins in the dough and also apparently makes it harder for gluten to form. Ive tried it a lot of times and it does work. Keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.