Rookie Chef has been seeing a lot of improvement!
I've come a long way from running between the stove and the dustbin wid a burning, charred, non-palatable mass at hand! I can now make curries, pasta, rice etc which follow a typical add-this-to-that-mix-cook recipe pattern.
But the Indian staple food recipes like that of Paratas, Chapatis, Naan,etc still seemed as elusive as reading the sheet music of Mozart Symphony 40!
1)It read "knead the dough". Apparently not every Indian is born with an innate dough kneading knowledge.
2)Try asking a small provision store keeper for "whole wheat flour" and he will look at you like you just grew an extra head.. True Story!
3)"Add water slowly while kneading the dough." No! I'm not risking having a gooey mass that's going to be difficult to clean.
A friend of mine came up with an excellent idea-
He suggested I look up recipes on YouTube to get the step by step DIY videos.
I found three very fascinating Chapati making Videos:
I preferred the third video because they didn't have a funny accent like the first video nor did they keep saying "balls" like the second video. :P
So armed with my newly acquired rolling pin and new found knowledge that "whole wheat flour" is called Atta i set out to make Chapatis!! The recipe i followed is here.
Its surprisingly easy if you follow the video's instructions.
The end product did taste and mildly resemble Chapatis, if a lil too long-ish.. I guess time and practice should take care of that.
By the way, making Chapatis is a fun hobby! Mickey Mouse, Smileys, Heart and Hand shaped Chapatis were among a few shapes i've been trying out.
Have you?? huh? Have you?? :D
