Roti/Phulka – Indian Flat Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 cups Whole Wheat Flour (Chapati Flour) 
• 1/4 tsp Salt (optional)
• Oil – 4 tsp
• Warm Water to knead the dough
• Whole Wheat Flour (Chapati Flour)  for rolling and dusting 

Method:

• In a large mixing bowl, mix Chapati Flour and Salt well.
• Add Oil and mix until all lumps are gone.
• Add Warm Water a little at a time to form a medium soft dough ball. Do not overwork the dough.
• Add few drops of Oil on dough and smooth out the dough. Cover and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
• Heat Tawa on medium heat.
• Knead the dough once and divide into golf ball size balls.
• Dust one ball with the Wheat  flour to coat and roll it out into a thin disc. Keep dipping the roti  into the dry flour to prevent it from sticking to the rolling surface.
• Shake or rub off excess flour from the roti and place it onto the hot tawa.
• Flip to the other side once you see bubbles appear on the surface. Allow it to cook for 10-15 seconds.
• Increase the stove heat to High, gently pick the roti up with tongs, remove the tawa off of the flame, flip the roti over and place onto an open flame.
• The roti should balloon up. Flip it over and cook on the other side.
• Place the cooked roti into an insulated container and smear it with Ghee or clarified butter and repeat the process for the remaining dough.