If there is anything more cumbersome than dose that I mentioned in some of my earlier blogs, its Chapathis! They have to be the perfect circle. They have to be thin. They have to be soft. They have to be roasted just right without getting burnt. And there’s the process of getting the dough right – mixing it in the right proportions, kneading and kneading and the rest! I make some really good curries and many a times I have wished that I could eat it with Chapathis but shied away from making any because of the effort involved.
Now I have Chapathis every week. Semi cooked Chapathis – ASAL brand. These are six semi cooked Chapathis in neat packing, with a shelf life usually for about 4 days, thin and nearly as good if not just as good as homemade Chapathis. You just need to roast them in a pan with some oil and they are ready to eat with any curry. They puff up beautifully! Tastes awesome with any curry and I can easily finish six at one shot. Reasonable at Rs. 30 per packet, they are an amazing breakfast option and have saved me a lot of labor. They don’t take too long to roast so you may need to keep an eye on this and flip them over real soon and take them out. Yet the task of making 12 to 18 Chapathis (two to three packets) is not daunting at all whereas earlier making 18 or more Chapathis would have including the dough process would have tired me out.
This is one of the better discoveries during this lockdown and I am so, so glad. I now make a huge variety of curries to go with them. I enjoy them most with ulli theeyal. In pic are Asal Chapathis with Gobi, peas and cauliflower curry and Chapathis with Ulli theeyal (onion curry). Delish! Available in supermarkets online and off.
Overall rating 5/5
Ratings for reviews:
1 – No! No! No!
2- Just about average.
3 –Good. Can give it a try.
4- Great!!
5 – Yes! Yes! Yes! And I’ll tell all about it.
