African belief that good cooks become the best wives.

How true is this? Well, according to my research, I found out that some men go to an extent of divorcing their wives who turn out to be not the best cooks if that makes sence.

I thought people marry for love but no that’s aleast what I knew. Africans are a different lot to judge when it comes to duties and the roles allocated to each gender. They believe that women have the responsibility to be good in the kitchen and other roles related to house chores. Having a woman who does not know how to make any meal is not compromised.

The fact that I didn’t know how to make chapatti hit me so hard that I decided its time to learn. Though I loved chapatti, I had never paid attention to what is required to make them. Having a mother as one of the best cook this world could have was therefore advantageous to me. My mother makes soft layered chapatti that could make anyone salivate upon seeing them. I therefore took my chance to learn from her and she wholeheartedly thought me. Though I thought making chapatti was one hell of a job my mother made it sweet and enjoyable for me and I thought it’s worth learning.

A day after I was taught I decided to try it on my own. Below involves the list of thing I need to make my chapatti.

• Flour
• Cooking oil
• Sugar
• Salt
• Dough scraper/knife
• Pan
• Bowl
• Warm water
• Rolling pin
• Spoon

After acquiring everything I needed I then started over my process of making the chapatti. First I poured three cups of flour into a bowl then added salt and sugar each measuring one table spoon. I then mixed the three together using a spoon to ensure the flour absorbs the two. After that I added the warm water bit by bit as I stirred to make it mix will till I got the desired dough. Oil is also added at this point to help the chapatti heat up faster when on the pan without losing a lot of moisture. After I added oil I went ahead and covered my dough with a plastic wrap. This prevents the air from reaching my dough and also this process is important as it makes the gluten relax and soften. Although some people use damp towel I decided to use the plastic wrap since both serve the same process.

After letting my dough rest for forty five minutes, I took it out of the bowl and placed it on the table after spreading some flour on the surface to prevent my dough from sticking on the it. I then rolled it flat using my rolling pin then went ahead to slice it with my dough scraper making sizeable balls which are easy to roll.

I then took each ball and rolled it flat on the table then rolled it over to form a rope like shape, I took the rope like dough and made a coil like shape,this coil like shape gives the chapatti the layers that we are looking for. After that I then took my coil like dough and rolled it again to form a circular shape then placed it on the already hot pan.

I first heated my chapatti before applying oil on them so as to make the process easier. After finishing the heating part I then applied oil and ensured that my chapatti are ready to be eaten.

After the process I had made a total of ten chaptti. I was so proud that my chapatti were looking nice and sweet as well.

Chapatti are versatile and therefore one can serve them with anything at any time of the day.

Which food do you guys enjoy making?