Chapati Recipe

2 cups white flour
1/2 teaspoon
salt
oil
water

Mix dry ingredients well. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the flour mixture. Add enough water to form an elastic dough. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Roll out 1 ball into a circle and spread 1/4 teaspoon oil over it. Roll the circle up, like a jelly roll, then roll it up again. It should resemble a snail shell. Do the same for the other three balls. Let the dough sit 20 minutes to 8 hours, depending on when you make them. Roll out into circles 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Melt a bit of shortening in a pan and wait until it is hot to cook the chapati. Fry rapidly and watch them bubble up.

Makes 4 chapatis.

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