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Spelt Chapati – Simple Indian Flatbread

Published: Sep 22, 2015 Updated: Jan 23, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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Recipe for an easy-to-make and delicious Spelt Chapati. It’s an Indian flatbread, with basic ingredients, baked in a hot pan. No oil, no yeast & vegan. My version is with 100% spelt flour.

Spelt Chapati - Simple Indian Flatbread | ElephantasticVegan.com

I love all kinds of Indian curries and of course, there’s no curry for me without a naan or other Indian flatbread.

Usually, chapatis (unlike naans, are made without yeast) are made out of Atta, which is a super fine ground whole wheat flour but I’ve used spelt flour because I had that one at home. I added some white sesame seeds on top of the chapatis and sprinkled it with a little bit of salt.

The Spelt Chapati is vegan (obviously), but also oil-free and yeast-free!

Serve it with …

It was the perfect addition to Dal Makhani, but would be awesome for many other curries as well like Palak Tofu (or the quick and dirty version) or a Falafel Curry.

Spelt Chapati - Simple Indian Flatbread | ElephantasticVegan.com

When I published the 4-Ingredient Naan recipe I’ve been asked a lot if it would be possible to leave out the white flour and sub it with any other flour. Well yes, you can! It just needs a bit of adjustment of the flour-water-ratio and you’re good to go.

However, I found that chapati would be the more suitable name, as it contains no yeast and because of that needs less time to make it. I’ve let the dough rest for a bit, to make it easier to work with, but it’s still much quicker than waiting for the yeasty dough to rise.

Spelt Chapati - Simple Indian Flatbread

Elephantastic Vegan
Recipe for an easy-to-make and delicious Spelt Chapati. It's an Indian flatbread, with basic ingredients, baked in a hot pan. No oil, no yeast & vegan. My version is with 100% spelt flour.
4.84 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Bread
Cuisine Indian, Vegan
Servings 2 flatbreads
Calories 82 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1/3 cup spelt flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt + more to sprinkle above
  • 2 tablespoons lukewarm water
  • 1/2 teaspoon white sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Add the spelt flour in a big mixing bowl, add the salt and mix. Slowly add the water little by little until you can form a smooth dough. You might not even need all of the water given in the ingredients.
  • Either mix and knead with your hands until a smooth dough forms or use a kitchen machine with a knead hook. (You may have to double or triple the amounts for a machine to work properly).
  • Let the dough rest in the bowl covered by a clean kitchen towel for about half an hour.
  • Divide the dough in two equally large parts and roll them out on a floured surface.
  • You can sprinkle sesame seeds and a pinch of additional salt over the flatbreads and lightly roll the seeds into the dough with the rolling pin.
  • Heat a crepe pan (or another really flat pan) super hot (as hot as possible).
  • Place one chapati after another in the hot crepe pan and let it cook for about 1/2 a minute on each side.
  • Serve & enjoy :)

Nutrition

Calories: 82kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gSodium: 292mgFiber: 2gIron: 1mg
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  1. Jennifer

    September 22, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    I NEED more flatbread in my life! Then again…can we ever really have too much!? I have to try your recipe SOON!

    Reply
    • Bianca

      September 23, 2015 at 3:29 pm

      Yes! There can’t be too much flatbread ^.^ Curries without bread just aren’t the same :)

      Reply
  2. Strength and Sunshine

    September 22, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    The bread is so important for getting up all those flavors so nothing is left on the plate!

    Reply
    • Bianca

      September 23, 2015 at 3:41 pm

      Ohhhh, I totally agree! :)

      Reply
  3. Natalie

    September 23, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    I have been trying to find a good spelt flour bread of flat bread or something carb-y for a while now, I was so excited when I saw this!!! Need to try! And it’s such a pretty color too :)

    Reply
    • Bianca

      September 23, 2015 at 3:46 pm

      I’m glad this recipe comes in handy! Thank you so much and I hope you’ll like it, if you give it a try :)
      I’m having a phase now (again) in which I want to ditch the white flour. We’ll see how long it will last :D

      Reply
  4. Audrey | Unconventional Baker

    September 24, 2015 at 5:52 am

    Beautiful recipe, Bianca. Nothing beats homemade bread — and this looks like a perfect chapati <3

    Reply
    • Bianca

      September 25, 2015 at 9:14 am

      Aww, thanks, Audrey! I have been experimenting a lot with vegan flatbreads lately. Different flours, yeast or no yeast, … and most of them turned out great for different occasions. It’s never a bad thing to have a nice assortment of easy & quick flatbread recipes :)

      Reply
  5. sina @veganheaven.org

    September 24, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    This Indian flatbread looks so delicious, Bianca. I totally agree with you. Indian curries are awesome! I can’t get enough of them! :-)

    Reply
    • Bianca

      September 25, 2015 at 9:17 am

      Especially now with the temperatures dropping! Me and my friends go to our fav Indian restaurant once a week (on sunday, actually) and I’ve noticed that many people prefer to eat kind of heavy, creamy Indian curries in fall/winter and less in the summer :) I didn’t mind, but when it was really, really hot outside, I sometimes struggled with finishing my plate :D

      Reply
  6. eveline debruyn

    July 28, 2017 at 5:06 pm

    ga question abiut the calories
    is that 84 per serving or per recipe
    thnx

    Reply
    • Bianca

      July 31, 2017 at 8:58 am

      the calories are per serving – so one flatbread. :)

      Reply
  7. Roseanna

    April 12, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    Yummy! Thank you :)

    Reply
    • Bianca

      April 13, 2018 at 11:29 am

      I’m so glad you like it, Roseanna!

      Reply
  8. Gabrielle

    July 22, 2018 at 1:49 am

    I tried this to go along with baingan bharta and it didn’t come out properly at all. The dough didn’t puff up and I found the finished bread very stiff. They taste ok and would work for wraps, but I wouldn’t call them chapati.

    Reply
  9. Gabrielle

    July 24, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    Update: I doubled the recipe so I had dough left over; yesterday (2 days later) I used it to make a wrap and it did puff up. I filled it with a quinoa, lettuce and tomato situation and it worked out well. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Bianca

      July 24, 2018 at 4:59 pm

      Yeay, I’m glad it turned out well, Gabrielle! To make the flatbread puff up, it oftentimes helps to add a bit of weight (e.g. pressing it down with a spatula) while the bread bakes in the pan.

      Reply
  10. Gabrielle

    July 24, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    Hey, yea I did that actually. Not sure why nothing happened.

    Reply
  11. Maria Zaman

    April 30, 2019 at 9:14 am

    Thank you so much! So excited to trying right now!

    Reply
  12. Will

    October 1, 2019 at 2:06 am

    Hi Bianca! Thanks for your recipe.
    I’ve made tons of chapatis using wheat flour, but I’ve always had a problem with the dough consistency with spelt flour and having them puff up. They end up more like spelt crackers. Any suggestions?

    Thanks.

    Reply
  13. Roshan

    January 19, 2020 at 9:46 am

    Perfect!!

    Reply
  14. Vegan eater

    May 2, 2020 at 6:43 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this. Eating healthier and getting more nutrition without sacrificing taste is always the goal. Your recipe for rotis/chapatis/flatbreads may just change my family’s eating habits forever. No more empty refined carbs.

    Reply
  15. Jonathan

    September 24, 2020 at 12:45 am

    Is it possible to sprout spelt grains before and mix it with the Ingredients?

    Reply

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