This traditional dish from Uttar Pradesh can be easily made at home and tastes the best with dahi and imli chutney
Ingredients:
1/2 kg - Besan (Gram flour)
1 tsp - Mustard Oil
1 tsp – Salt
1 tsp - Red chilli powder
1 cup – Water
1 tsp - Methi leaves (chopped fine)
1/4 kg - Maida (Flour).
Method:
Mix besan, salt, red chilli powder and oil well
Knead the mixture into dough
Add methi leaves and knead again to soft dough.
Heat oil in a deep-frying pan.
Rub some oil on your palm and roll out the dough into a long strip one inch thick.
Cut the roll into inch size pieces.
Flatten each piece out into a round shape and roll it into small chapatis.
Lightly dust both sides of the small chapatis with maida.
Fry very lightly to a golden yellow color, turning the flame from medium to low as required.
Drain oil using the sieve type ladle.