Chapathi/paratha/Indian flat bread

Today I'm going to post a tip for busy & working people. These days most of the working people does take-away food for lunch/dinner as they don't have time to cook amidst their responsibilities. Take-away's are OK for one or two days but regular eat-out not only spoils the health but your WEALTH as well.

In abroad we buy frozen chapathis/parathas from Indian Grocery Shop & use it during tired evenings. My husband was much worried about the preservatives they contain. So I decided to try making the chapathis in bulk & store in the fridge to use in the evenings for dinner & I some times take them for lunch too. Let me first tell you the recipe for chapathi.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 2-3 cups
Salt - as per taste
Water - to knead the dough

Method:

1. Prepare chapathi dough in the usual way. The final dough needs to be soft.
2. Do not add oil or ghee. Cover the dough with wet cloth/kitchen towel & let it rest for atleast 15mins.
3. Now, preheat chapathi tava/pan in slow flame.
4. Roll the chapathi dough by dusting little wheat flour to prevent it from sticking.
5. Now cook the chapathi & while cooking the chapathi under cook them (upto 75%) without any oil or ghee.
6. Stack them on top of each other until finished. Cool the chapathis.
7. Take a 40cms wax paper/grease proof paper, use half of it to arrange the chapathis & the rest to cover the chapathi. Sides of the chapathis should not be exposed.
8. Pack it in a zip lock pouch & store it flat in the fridge.
Before consuming fully cook the chapathi & drizzle ghee/oil/butter for taste.
Warning:
Do not use oil/ ghee/ butter while kneading the dough & while under-cooking the chapathi as it may spoil the chapathi when stored in fridge.

Tips:
These chapathis are best eaten hot.
I prefer to store chapathis only for 2 days as it looses it's taste if kept longer.
For lunch I pack the chapathis separately & cook them one by one in the cafe style sandwich maker at office.

This is a good way to earn an extra income by making & selling chapathis in bulk for your friends & neighbours and also for people who want to save their health & wealth.