Few things compare to the joy of tearing into a hot, soft chapati straight off the tawa. But the real challenge is keeping them soft long after cooking. Too often, they turn dry, chewy, or hard within ...

Chapatis are simple, griddled whole-wheat flatbreads, a staple over much of India. In some places they’re called rotis, but in Mumbai, where my husband’s family is from, it’s chapatis all the way, ...