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Chapati (Layered Flatbread)Chapati

Flaky, layered flatbread that goes with nearly every Tanzanian meal, from nyama choma to stews. Made with a spoon of sunflower oil for softness.Chapati laini zenye tabaka, zinazoenda na karibu kila mlo wa Tanzania, kuanzia nyama choma hadi mchuzi. Zinapikwa kwa mafuta ya alizeti kidogo ili ziwe laini.

Ready in Tayari baada ya 60 minMakes 8Makes 8
Chapati (Layered Flatbread)

IngredientsViungo

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 3 tbsp Chamamba sunflower oil, plus extra for brushing
  • Vikombe 3 vya unga wa ngano
  • 1 tsp chumvi
  • 1 tsp sukari
  • Kikombe 1 cha maji ya uvuguvugu
  • Vijiko 3 vya mafuta ya alizeti ya Chamamba, na ziada kwa kupaka

MethodMaelekezo

  1. Mix flour, salt and sugar. Add the oil and rub it in, then add water gradually to form a soft dough.
  2. Knead for 5 minutes, cover and rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Divide into 8 balls. Roll each into a thin circle, brush with oil, fold into quarters and roll again.
  4. Cook on a hot dry pan until golden spots appear on both sides. Keep warm in a cloth.
  1. Changanya unga, chumvi na sukari. Weka mafuta na uchanganye, kisha ongeza maji taratibu kupata unga laini.
  2. Kanda kwa dakika 5, funika na acha kwa dakika 30.
  3. Gawanya vipande 8. Kunjua kila kimoja kwa umbo la duara jembamba, paka mafuta, kunja robo na kunjua tena.
  4. Pika kwenye sufuria kavu yenye moto hadi madoa ya dhahabu yatokee pande zote. Weka kwenye kitambaa ili ibaki ya joto.
Tip: Kidokezo: Brushing with oil between the layers is what makes chapati flaky.Kupaka mafuta kati ya tabaka ndiyo inayofanya chapati ziwe na tabaka nyembamba.