: a round flat unleavened bread of India that is usually made of whole wheat flour and cooked on a griddle
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Recent Examples on the WebFuelled by rising wheat prices, the size of the chapati has reduced by half in the past four months—precisely the kind of inflation that has been at the heart of electoral issues. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 9 Aug. 2022 The chapati has been a staple in east African countries since Indians introduced it through trading and then settlement during the colonial era. Nakisanze Segawa, Quartz, 8 June 2022 Another casualty is mlawi, a doughy chapati-like semolina flatbread Tunisians serve with iftar or use as a sandwich wrap for a sohour pre-dawn meal. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2022 Jackfruit is also cooked as a spicy stir-fry dish called kathal ki sabzi, often served with hot chapati.Bon Appétit, 8 Apr. 2022 This means white bread, but treated like chapati, torn by hand and wrapped around the hunks of chicken, potato and tangled onions.New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 People would smell her cooking and start asking questions, then sample the chapati, bajia, fufu, egusi, chicken curry and sambusas. Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2021 Like ugali, chapati is a useful tool for sponging sauces.Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021 For the rest of the meal, any of the suqqars (diced and spiced meat stir-fries) paired with chapati is a good starting point to explore Somalian cuisine. Omar Mamoon, SFChronicle.com, 28 Dec. 2020 See More