African Village girl's life /Cooking Chapati. @MuTraveller

whole wheat flour

🥗Healthier: millet flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Millet flour adds nutrition, while all-purpose flour is more accessible.

ghee

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: butter

Olive oil is healthier, while butter is often less expensive.

Boil water for tea.

Pick African spice (maaja) from the forest.

Wash the spice to remove insects.

Boil the tea with the spice added.

Chop onions for chapati.

Mix all-purpose flour, salt, and a pinch of sugar in a bowl.

Add water to the flour mixture until combined.

Add cooking oil to prevent the dough from sticking to hands.

Knead the dough until smooth and non-sticky.

Divide the dough into 3-4 balls.

Roll out each ball of dough into flat circles.

Heat a frying pan and cool it down with water before use.

Cook the chapati on the frying pan until golden brown on both sides.

Prepare eggs by frying them in the same pan after chapati is done.

Serve chapati with boiled eggs and tea.

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