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Chapati <3

Chapati is one of my favorite foods here. It is so simple and delicious. We asked Winnie and Irene to teach us how to make it… here’s the recipe!

  • Milk or Water – 1 1/4 cups (the street vendors use water, but if you have a bit of $ you should use milk)
  • Flour – 3 cups
  • Sugar or Salt (depending if for breakfast or dinner.. or if you just want it to be slightly sweet) – a pinch, to taste
  • Minced/grated onion and carrot (optional) – 1/4 cup?
  • We didn’t add garlic/ginger, because we didn’t have any, but it would be delicious to add too!

There was not a form of measuring for this recipe, it consisted of fistfuls of things and consistency.. therefore I looked up the following measurements from an online recipe šŸ™‚ If you’re someone who needs a recipe to follow use this one.. We didn’t do the “flaky” portion but that sounds WONDERFUL!

Step 1: Grate onion, carrot (and garlic/ginger), place into bowl
Step 2: Add in flour, milk/water, sugar/salt & mix

Step 3: Taste dough to see if salty/sweet enough, add more if desired
Step 4: Knead until dry and bready
Step 5: Add 2 fistfuls of cooking oil & continue kneading
Step 6: Cut and roll into small balls, using flour as needed. Balls should be able to fit into fist.
Step 7: Continue rolling all of the dough into small balls and place onto a plate.
Step 8: using a cutting board-like surface, place flour and begin rolling dough into circles.
Step 9: Continue adding flour as necessary so the dough does not stick to the wine bottle, I mean rolling pin…
Step 10: Heat skillet and add a decent amount of cooking oil. Continuously rotate the dough to avoid sticking. Slather on some more cooking oil on top of the dough and flip over. Continue adding oil and flipping until golden brown.
Tip: Place a cooked chapati on top of a recently placed circle of dough and use it to rotate the dough with your hand. This is what all of the locals do! Be careful not to burn yourself.
Step 11: EAT!

Chapati are very easy to make. They are not very healthy for you but absolutely delicious! Chapati is a very traditional Ugandan food that can be found for sale on the streets and at most meals. It’s origin is Indian, so it id very similar to naan. Enjoy šŸ™‚

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