This is great for if you’re just getting started with rotis since this is one of the most basic recipes.

Ingredients

2 cups of chapati flour, all-purpose flour, or whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon of ghee or melted butter
3/4 to 1 cup of warm water, adjust as needed
1 teaspoon of salt (optional)
Some extra ghee or melted butter for basting
Some flour on the side, for rolling the dough

Directions

Mix two cups of chapati flour (available at Indian grocery stores), all-purpose flour, or whole wheat flour with ghee and water. Add salt if desired. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Dough should be soft, but not too sticky. Break of 10 balls from the dough and flatten one at a time with a dough roller, adding flour to the roller and surface as needed, so that the dough does not stick. Put a medium frying pan on medium to high heat and cook rotis for about a minute or two on each side, or until they are a nice and light gold in color. Baste with butter or ghee when done and cover with aluminum foil so that the rotis stay warm. If you want to make these extra authentic, you can puff up the rotis on high heat on open flame, but please be careful when doing this since it’s pretty easy to put the roti on fire, especially if it has some flour on it. Enjoy!