Ghee or butter can be used to soften chapatis.
While making chapatis, there are times when they crack or sometimes become too hard.
In India, people love to have good food for their lunch and dinner. Proper nutrition includes vegetables, dal, salad, rice and one of the most important components, chapatis. For many, their meal is incomplete without chapatis or rotis. Be it lunch or dinner, people love to have chapatis or parathas with their meals. People apply butter or ghee to it and enjoy it by dipping it in dal or eating it with a vegetable. Making a perfect round chapati is one of the hardest things in the kitchen. Many people find it difficult to make it. Since chapatis are such an important part of the meal, let’s take a look at ways to make perfect chapatis.
While making chapatis, there are times when they crack or sometimes become too hard. Both situations make it difficult for the person to make it. It is very important to knead the dough well.
Tips to Knead the Dough Properly: To make soft chapatis, the most important thing is to knead the dough well. To do this it is important that the water is not added all at once; rather, it should be added in small amounts and with gaps. It is also important to knead the dough in parts and not all at once. Keep adding a little water and kneading. Then mix all parts of the kneaded dough. When the dough becomes smooth and shiny, let it sit covered for a while. This process will help make the chapatis very soft.
Tips for Storing Flour: Sometimes the dough gets quite hard when kept in the refrigerator. So, one of the best ways to keep it from getting hard is to apply oil to the top layer and then store it in an airtight container. If an airtight container is not available, it can also be stored in foil.
Tips to keep chapatis soft while eating: Sometimes the chapatis are soft when freshly made but become hard after some time. The best way to keep them soft is to apply ghee or butter to them.