Chakki

Chakki is the name of the traditional ancient grinder, a handdriven millstone used by women for grinding the grain and getting the wholemeal wheat flour, called chakki atta, used to prepare the typical and traditional flatbreads such as chapati, roti, naan, paratha, and puri. Wheat milling is the science of analyzing, blending, grinding, sifting, and blending again, a variety of wheat. The miller analyzes the wheat, then blends it to meet the requirements of the end use. For example, hard wheat flours provide for a variety of bread products; durum semolina and flour are used in pasta.A flour mill may produce a single or multiple grades of finished flour from the milling of a given wheat or wheat mix. These finished flours are prepared by combining various flour streams that are produced at different stages of milling (Figure 5).The flour mill is also useful in grinding not just wheat but also other grains like maize, rice, spices and nuts. It helps to save a lot of time and to grind wheat finely or coarsely according to individual requirements.