Cookbook talk:Chapati

This recipe was featured on the main Cookbook page from April 18, 2004 - April 28, 2004.
 * Hmmm I forgot to check to see if this had been featured before featuring it today (April 28, 2008). Someone can revert or change the feature if they like. Wikidsoup (talk) 18:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

How round was my roti?
Every Indian woman I've ever known (and some men) have said that achievement of a perfectly round roti is part of every domestic goddess's repertoire.

Someone might want to add the to this page that chapati is also a staple of many East African diets. It is undoubtedly part of the Southeast Asian influence on this area of East Africa because of the slave trade that extended through this corridor, but it has become a very common part of the diet there as well. There are many women who derive their income from "chai and chapati" trades out of their homes or out of small shacks alongside the road. Many a village in Tanzania has at least a couple of mamas whom everyone knows they can get chapati throughout the day. It is called chapati in the Swahili language as well. I think this would be an appropriate inclusion in the article, but do not know how to add it myself. -jl

So I am Indian and most certainly a chapati is not the same thing as a roti. To the best of my knowledge, chapatis are more common in Western India, in the Maharashtra-Gujarat-Karnataka region (this is where I am from), while rotis are common in North India and Pakistan. The preparation methods of chapatis and rotis differ and so does their taste. I will post recipes asap, but in the mean time, if someone else has them, please post! - Sarang (my email is my name at media.mit.edu)