Written by Elizabeth Palmer
As we dive deeper into our mission at Simiyu House, we’re also getting to know the children we’re helping! The orphans at Simiyu love chapati, a traditional Kenyan dish. Chapati can be compared to tortillas or pita bread. It’s unleavened, flat, and delicious! It is commonly used as a utensil to eat other things, like vegetables or stew, but can be eaten numerous ways.
Here’s a recipe to try at home!
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup warm water
salt to taste
sugar to taste
oil (for frying)
Prep:
Pour the flour into a bowl, mixing in salt and sugar to taste. Next, add your water. Mix until it forms a thick paste. Add more flour as needed to achieve a doughy consistency.
Cover the dough for 30 minutes, with tin foil.
After that, take pieces of your dough and roll them into balls, according to how much chapati you’d like to prepare. Roll the balls out with a rolling pin, adding flour when necessary, so they look like tortillas.
Cooking:
Heat the oil in a pan on the stove and fry each chapati individually. Both sides should be golden brown when they’re done.
That’s it! Enjoy your chapati!