chapati
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Origin of chapati
First recorded in 1855–60; from Hindi capāti
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It has sparked some humour as well, such as memes of bouquets made from rolled chapati bread.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
The daughter of a woman who participated in a radioactive chapati study says her mother believed she was getting help for arthritis.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
In addition to the chowder and chapati ideas, you can use Parmigiano Reggiano rinds in broths, stocks, dashi, ramen or soba to enhance their flavors.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
I would order the whole tilapia “samaki wa nazi,” the collard greens and a side of chapati.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022
I still held my breakfast chapati and would gladly have given it to her.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
Here are his six chapaties of flour that I am baking.
From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.
A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to save on cooking oil.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
“We had to reduce the size of our chapatis because even after we increased the price, we were suffering because cooking oil prices have also remained high,” Kioko says.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
She and her mother-in-law do the cooking, her father-in-law helps cut vegetables and kneads dough for the chapatis, and her husband makes all the deliveries.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2021
A cousin then tried putting the tablets in chapatis for her, but it didn't work, so she tried the syrup form - but hated the taste.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2019
I know how to sort the lentils, grind the spices with his marble mortar and pestle, clarify the butter for ghee, and mix the dough for chapatis.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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