An ideal Indian meal is incomplete without soft, freshly prepared chapatis/roti. Roti is one of the staple foods across India. With North India being the primary consumer of Chapatis, the per day consumption of rotis in whole India easily exceeds 500 Crore Chapatis per day. A number this staggering is not contributed to by Indian households alone, the greater part comes from various workplaces, factories, institutions, etc.

Invention of Manual Chapati Machines

Cooking and serving fresh, tasty rotis to a large number of people at one go was not an easy task and required a lot of manual work. Big offices, factories, schools, religious institutions needed to produced 100s and 1000s of chapatis in a small span of time. To overcome this difficulty some food processing equipment manufacturers came up with the solution of Manual Chapati Making Machines. These machines reduced the physical effort of chapati rolling considerably. These were simple hand-press manual chapati machines, that could roll a larger number of rotis in much lesser time. But this did not tackle the issue of dough kneading, peda making, and cooking the chapatis. As the population and workforce grew, so did the demand for food and more rotis.

This led to the invention of Automatic and Fully Automatic Roti Machines. These machines not only reduced the labour and effort required but also led to huge savings by reducing cost of manpower and wastage of resources like fuel, flour, etc.

The Dawn of Automatic and Fully Automatic Roti Machines

Chapati making is a multi-stage process. From kneading the dough, to the final cooking of chapatis there a lot of things that need to work with precision to deliver a good quality roti. This becomes especially difficult if there are 100s of mouths to feed. Hence, many companies started working on different ways to synchronise the whole process into a machine. The first result of this was the Automatic Chapati Machine. This unit could prepare round chapatis of a specified dimension by putting pedas on it. The Automatic Machines could deliver 300-2000 chapatis an hour easily. The Pedas were pressed on cooked uniformly on the machine. Giving fresh, hygienic chapatis.

But this still did not solve the issue of Peda Making.

To tackle this came a solution of using a separate machine which could make Uniform pedas for the chapati machine. This peda cutting machine integrated with the Chapati Making Machine was called the Fully Automatic Chapati Machine.

The Chapati Machines further evolved over the years from round pressing type to conveyor type. You can now also find many variants according to the size and capacity of machines. Each institution has different needs; hence, it is important to understand which machine is best for them. Choosing the right chapati machine is just as important as the functioning and quality of the machine. One of the best and oldest manufacturers of chapati machines in India is Sunshine Industries which is based in Noida. The range of roti machines available at Sunshine Industries is unparalleled.

The most distinctive benefit is, that the company provides not only the best roti machines but also dedicated after sales services, which only a few in this industry are capable of providing.

The Chapati Machine Industry has been revolutionised over the years, with clients not only in India but abroad too. The machines are now more compact and user friendly. But still quality is paramount when buying heavy food processing machines. Hence, it’s natural to want to learn the history and evolution of these machines and chose a vendor who is an industry veteran.