Goan Ghee Chapati Recipe
Goan Ghee Chapati is a whole wheat flatbread characterized by its slightly firmer texture and distinctive preparation involving rolling, folding with ghee, and reheating on a hot pan. The addition of clarified butter (ghee) both inside the dough and brushed on the surface during cooking creates a rich, fragrant crust with characteristic browned spots. This chapati variation is enjoyed warm and traditionally stored in special containers to maintain softness, making it convenient for packed meals or accompaniment to everyday Indian dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cup whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour, Indian
- pinch salt
- 1 Tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- ½ cup water make sure to slowly add the water to the dough to adjust the amount of liquid needed
- clarified butter aka Clarified Butter
Instructions
- Start by mixing the Flour and the salt well, make a well and add the oil and water. Mix and work out the dough on a board. It should never be soft but rather harder! Let it rest covered with some flour. Best is over night or at least 30 minutes.
- Take some dough into your hand and form it into a ball.
- Roll that ball out with little flour so that it doesn't stick and spread some ghee on the surface of the dough.
- Fold the dough top and bottom in.
- Fold it into a parcel.
- Roll the dough "Parcel" out again. The shape will be square.
- Dust it a bit so that the flour won't burn while cooking and add the raw rolled out dough to the preheated flat pan. Cook 1 side first for 10 seconds over high heat, then the other side.
- Turn around and this time spread little ghee onto the surface. Turn it again and spread on that side some ghee too. The chapati will blow up a bit but not that much as it does when cooked without ghee.
- Best enjoyed still warm.
Notes
- Expect some darkened spots on the chapati surface; these "cow freckles" indicate proper cooking.
- Ghee layering during preparation gives this chapati its distinctive flavor and texture.
- Freshly cooked chapatis can be stored in special chapati containers to keep them soft throughout the day.
- In Goa and India broadly, chapatis are often taken to work in metal boxes to accompany meals.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5 chapatis
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 82g | |
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 196mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.