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:200ml water

:¼ tsp salt

:''½ Tbsp veg oil - this is not in original recipe but is meant to stop chapatis going brittle when cooked''

==Method==

#'''Mix flour and knead dough'''. Put flour and salt in mixing bowl (or mixer bowl), add water and make into a dough. Knead by hand or machine for 6-8 minutes until smooth. Cover and leave for ~~at least~~ ½ an hour.

#'''Mix flour and knead dough'''. Put flour, oil and salt in mixing bowl (or mixer bowl), add water and make into a dough. Knead by hand or machine for 6-8 minutes until smooth. Cover and leave to rest for a bit e.g. ½ an hour.

#'''Heat pan'''. Set an indian ''tava'', or a cast iron frying pan, to heat over medium low for 10 minutes. When very hot, turn the heat to low. You will need another gas ring set to low - or ~~i use~~ a special aubergine roaster.

#'''Heat pan'''. Set an indian ''tava'', or a cast iron frying pan, to heat over medium low for 10 minutes. When very hot, turn the heat to low. You will need another gas ring set to low - or I have used a special aubergine roaster.

#'''Roll and bake'''. The dough will be quite sticky so you might need quite a bit of flour on the bench. Quickly knead dough again and divide into 12 equal pieces. Take each ball in turn. Press ball flat to a patty and roll out to a very thin circle. Shake off the excess flour and slap it onto the tava. Let it cook for about a minute - its underside should develop white spots. Flip over and cook for another ½ minute. Then put the chapati directly on the open flame of the other burner. It should puff up immediately. Remove from flame and stack covered until ready to eat.

#'''Roll and bake'''. The dough will be quite sticky so you might need quite a bit of flour on the bench. Quickly knead dough again and divide into 12 equal pieces. Take each ball in turn. Press ball flat to a patty and roll out to a very thin circle. Shake off the excess flour and slap it onto the tava. Let it cook for about a minute - its underside should develop white spots. Flip over and cook for another ½ minute. Then put the chapati directly on the open flame of the other burner. It should puff up immediately. Remove from flame and stack covered until ready to eat. Usually I need to tweak the heat up or down of both the tava and the aubergine roaster to get the chapatis to cook through and puff up well.

''Madhur Jaffrey'' Indian Cookery

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tava, aubergine roaster and ata (chapati flour) ''clockwise''

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 :200ml water
 :¼ tsp salt
+:''½ Tbsp veg oil - this is not in original recipe but is meant to stop chapatis going brittle when cooked''
 ==Method==
-#'''Mix flour and knead dough'''. Put flour and salt in mixing bowl (or mixer bowl), add water and make into a dough.  Knead by hand or machine for 6-8 minutes until smooth.  Cover and leave for at least ½ an hour.
+#'''Mix flour and knead dough'''. Put flour, oil and salt in mixing bowl (or mixer bowl), add water and make into a dough.  Knead by hand or machine for 6-8 minutes until smooth.  Cover and leave to rest for a bit e.g. ½ an hour.
-#'''Heat pan'''. Set an indian ''tava'', or a cast iron frying pan, to heat over medium low for 10 minutes.  When very hot, turn the heat to low. You will need another gas ring set to low - or i use a special aubergine roaster.
+#'''Heat pan'''. Set an indian ''tava'', or a cast iron frying pan, to heat over medium low for 10 minutes.  When very hot, turn the heat to low. You will need another gas ring set to low - or I have used a special aubergine roaster.
-#'''Roll and bake'''. The dough will be quite sticky so you might need quite a bit of flour on the bench. Quickly knead dough again and divide into 12 equal pieces. Take each ball in turn.  Press ball flat to a patty and roll out to a very thin circle.  Shake off the excess flour and slap it onto the tava.  Let it cook for about a minute - its underside should develop white spots.  Flip over and cook for another ½ minute.  Then put the chapati directly on the open flame of the other burner.  It should puff up immediately.  Remove from flame and stack covered until ready to eat.
+#'''Roll and bake'''. The dough will be quite sticky so you might need quite a bit of flour on the bench. Quickly knead dough again and divide into 12 equal pieces. Take each ball in turn.  Press ball flat to a patty and roll out to a very thin circle.  Shake off the excess flour and slap it onto the tava.  Let it cook for about a minute - its underside should develop white spots.  Flip over and cook for another ½ minute.  Then put the chapati directly on the open flame of the other burner.  It should puff up immediately.  Remove from flame and stack covered until ready to eat.  Usually I need to tweak the heat up or down of both the tava and the aubergine roaster to get the chapatis to cook through and puff up well.
 <small>''Madhur Jaffrey'' Indian Cookery</small>
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+tava, aubergine roaster and ata (chapati flour) <small>''clockwise''</small>