• Take the moringa leaves and the whole wheat flour in a big bowl.
• To this add the chilli flakes, turmeric and the asafoetida
• Include the salt, cumin seeds and the ginger paste or grated ginger
• Mix well adding water little by little
• add 1 or 2 tsp of oil and knead nicely to form a soft and smooth dough.
• Cover and allow to rest for 20 to 30 minutes for a soft chappathi.

Make the chappathi

• After 30 minutes, take a lemon sized ball from the dough and dust with little flour.
• Dust the chappathi plate with some flour and keep the ball in the middle. Using a rolling pin, flatten the balls nicely to form a round shaped chappathi.
• Now heat a tawa in medium flame and place the chappathi.
• add little oil and spread slightly on chappathi. if you are making a roti, then do not add any oil.
• Cook them for 2 min on both the sides until the colour of the chappathi turns light brown and you can see the bubbles.
• Once both sides are well cooked, remove from tawa and serve them hot.
• Before serving, if you want you can add little butter or desi ghee for extra flavor.