Is using hot water to make chapathi dough a good idea?
One of these days, I accidentally used hot water in place of cold water on wheat flour to make chapathi dough. Coincidentally I found the dough to be much softer than usual. Also the kneading process had sped up by a bit. Is there any science to this observation or is it random?
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Yes, using warm water helps keep the dough soft and also helps with the kneading. Hot water denatures the proteins in the dough and also apparently makes it harder for gluten to form. I found this from this really beautiful video by Bong Eats. They recommend using boiling water to make the dough. I've tried it a lot of times, and it does work. It makes kneading easier, and the dough is softer.
Another tip: If you consume dairy, you can use a little yogurt while making the dough. That brings in the Lactobacillus bacteria, which slowly ferments the dough. That makes the chapathis soft and helps in keeping them soft for longer.
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Yes, using warm water helps keep the dough soft and also helps with the kneading. Hot water denatures the proteins in the dough and also apparently makes it harder for gluten to form.Should chapati dough be made with hot water?
We use boiling hot water instead of warm or room temperature water to produce soft rotis that stay soft even when they get cold. There are three reasons why this works. Atta is made with hard wheat which has high protein content. First, the boiling water denatures the wheat proteins, reducing the gluten.Can I make chapati with hot water?
For the best chapatis, always use warm water. You can't afford to take chances with cold water. Kneading is the most important step in chapati preparation. If you knead a tough dough, the chapatis will definitely be hard.What happens when you knead dough with hot water?
Found in baked goods across the world \u2014 tortillas, milk bread, cornbread and cream puffs, to name but four \u2014 hot water can speed mixing time; make it easier to fill and form doughs; yield softer, fluffier breads; and create stunning pie crusts like Ms. Hussain's. Best of all, it's readily available.What does hot water do to wheat flour?
Whisking near-boiling water into wheat flour is known to do a certain amount of damage to the protein in the flour, and eventually, this damage impairs the amount and quality of the gluten that these proteins are capable of forming.HOW TO COOK SOFT CHAPATI USING HOT WATER
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