Development of multigrain chapatti with spices mix to enhance the nutritional values and their storage study.

The present investigation was carried out to study the effect of various levels of various multigrain viz., finger millet, pearl millet and fenugreek powder on chapatti (Multigrain chapatti with spices). The multigrain powders were blended in whole-wheat flour along with spices and chapatti flour mixes were prepared. Chapatti composite flour was evaluated for proximate analysis, colour, rheological (viz, amylographic and farinographic) properties and compared with control wheat flour chapatti. Farinograph properties showed that in general dough development time increased in the composite flours. The pasting temperature, peak viscosity, hot paste viscosity, cold paste viscosity, breakdown, setback values were influenced by the addition of other grain flour to wheat flour. The chapatti was evaluated for proximate composition viz. moisture, ash, alcoholic acidity, protein, fat, dietary fiber, carbohydrate, calorific values; sensory analysis, colour determination, texture and microbial analysis. Chapatti prepared with composite flour with finger millet, pearl millet and fenugreek powder were found to be superior over the control chapatti sample. Storage studies of chapatti were carried out for a period of one month at room temperature 25 ± 2 °C and freezer at 4 °C and were found to be suitable for consumption and palatable with desirable characteristics of sensory, texture, appearance, colour and aroma.