Introduction

Chapati or Roti is a popular traditional food in the Indian diet. Its preparation method is cumbersome and unhygienic. The major drawback of the manual process is the rolling capacity which can produce only about 100 chapatis/hour. Simultaneous serving to a large number of people is a limiting factor. To overcome various problems, CFTRI has designed and developed a continuous chapati making machine which can cater to the large requirement of chapatis in a short span of time.

Process

Using a planetary mixer, the wheat flour dough is prepared and conveyed continuously to the extruder. A die moves the dough sheet to the endless belt conveyor. The sheet travels on the conveyor and passes through a rotary cutter and gets uniformly cut in a circular shape. These circular chapatis now enter the baking chamber while the remaining/cut portions of the sheet is trapped and sent back to the extruder. The source of heat for baking is LPG. The product can be served hot.

Technical Specification

Capacity:  600 - 800 Chapatis per hour
Power:  7.5 HP
LPG Consumption 3 Kg Per Hour
Machine Dimension 6m x 1m x 2m
Weight of the Chapati 40 gms

For details contact e-mail : ttbd @ cftri . res . in                                         Top