{"id":546,"slug":"chapati","title":"Chapati","description":"The chapati, also known as a roti, is the staple flat bread of Northern India and Pakistan. It can be made from many types of grain, but is most commonly made with finely-ground whole wheat flour. Sometimes it is cooked in a little oil.","ingredients_raw":["3 cups whole wheat flour","Salt to taste (about 1 teaspoon)","Warm water as required (about 1 ½ cups)","Ghee (clarified butter; optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["whole wheat flour","salt","warm water as required","ghee"],"steps":["Knead together the flour and water, starting with only a slight dribble of water and adding more as you go until the dough becomes smooth but not too sticky.","Cover dough, and let rest for at least 5 minutes.","Divide dough into balls and roll out into disks, slightly thicker than denim material; sprinkle with flour as you roll.","Place a non-oiled pan over moderately high heat and test its surface temperature by holding your hand over it.","When very hot, put a chapati on the pan and press it flat with a spatula or dry cloth to make it rise up.","Flip and repeat so it becomes lightly browned on both sides.","If desired, brush with ghee."],"categories":["Indian recipes","Pakistani recipes","African recipes","Recipes for flatbread","Vegan recipes","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using clarified butter","Recipes using wheat flour"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":"8","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Chapati","source_ref":"4630849","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Chapati&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"b9216ecbed9a66947075e7cccc6c595714b9733fd56105415160954bd4eeac5e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/chapati"}