How to Make Delicious African Chapati | Burundian Flatbread Recipe

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: maize flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while maize flour is often more affordable.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats, while canola is budget-friendly.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: shortening

Margarine can lower saturated fat, and shortening is often less expensive.

Add salt and vegetable oil to a bowl.

Pour in milk and mix to dissolve the salt.

Add strong white bread flour and mix to form a dough.

Knead the dough for about 7 minutes until smooth.

Weigh the dough and divide it into four portions.

Pre-shape each portion into a ball and let them rest for 30 minutes.

Dust a dough ball with flour and roll it out with a rolling pin.

Brush the rolled dough with oil and roll it up tightly to create layers.

Let the rolled dough rest again for 30 minutes.

Roll out the rested dough again to make it thin and round.

Heat a pan and place the chapati in it, brushing with oil immediately.

Cook for about 2 to 2.5 minutes, flipping every 20 seconds until browned.

Cover cooked chapatis with cling film to keep them moist.

In a medium pan, heat oil and sauté onions and garlic for about 5 minutes.

Add diced potatoes, beans, tomato, cabbage, curry powder, salt, and bay leaves, and mix well.

Pour in coconut milk and bring to a simmer, cooking for 30 minutes.

Add chopped spinach and mix through before serving.

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