Soft layered chapatis

Ingredients

6 cups of flour

2 tsp of salt

1 tsp of sugar

3 spoons of oil

Warm water

Method

In a large bowl, pour in flour, salt sugar and oil. Then mix the ingredients together. Add water and start to knead the dough. Knead until it becomes soft. Place the dough on a flat surface knead until it softens up. Cover the dough with clean kitchen towel and let it rest for an hour or two.

After divide the dough into 10 - 15 equal parts making small ball like shapes. Arrange them in a flat surface dusted with flour. Cover with a kitchen towel to avoid drying up.

Dust flour a flat surface and take one of the balls and start rolling with a rolling pin to a circular shape. In a hot pan , place the rolled out circular chapati and fry both sides with little oil on medium heat until it becomes golden brown. Place your cooked chapati on a flat plat and cover with aluminum foil.

Repeat this process for the rest of remaining balls of dough.

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