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Continental And Indian Breads

ALOO PARATHA

Aloo (potato) stuffed paratha is a popular breakfast dish in the North of India.

CHAPATHY/ ROTI/ PHULKA (UNLEAVENED WHOLE WHEAT BREAD)

Chapathy or roti can be prepared from different types of flours- wheat, corn, 2 different types of flours etc. Usually whole wheat flour is used to make chapathy. Chapathy is eaten daily by North Indians, whereas rice is the staple diet in South Indi....

FLOUR TORTILLAS

Tortillas- pronounced as tor-ti-yas are thin and round breads like indian chappatis. They are filled with different fillings to get Quesadillas, Chimichangas, Fajitas, Burritos, etc.

FLOWERY WHITE BUNS

1) Grease an 8 inch round cake tin. 2) Mix flour, salt and milk powder together...

GARLIC TOASTS / BREAD

Garlic bread consists of bread topped with mashed garlic and olive oil or butter. It is then either grilled or toasted, or baked in an oven. It is typically made using a baguette (French loaf) which is partially sliced , allowing the herbs and oil/....

GOTHAMBU OROTTI (WHEAT FLAT BREAD)

There are two types of flour used for making these flat breads(orotti), rice and wheat flour. In this recipe, i've used wheat flour. These are thicker than chappathis or rotis. Usually orotti is cooked on an iron griddle, which gives it the unique ta....

KOTHU POROTTA (STIR FRIED FLAT BREAD WITH EGG)

Porotta is a flat layered flaky bread commonly made with all purpose flour. These days due to health consciousness porotta is being made with wholewheat flour. Whether made with all purpose flour or whole wheat, porotta is not considered healthy. How....

METHI THEPLA/ CHAPATHY (FENUGREEK FLAT BREAD)

Fenugreek leaves are a little bitter, but its compensated with the addition of jaggery. Also this is a good way of eating greens. This is carried by Gujaratis while travelling, since it can easily be had with curd and pickle.

NAAN

Naan is a leavened bread as it uses a rising agent. Naan is traditionally made in a tandoor oven. Typically, naan is served hot brushed with ghee or butter. It is served plain or served stuffed.Kheema naan is stuffed with a minced meat mixture. Pesha....

NAAN (YEAST AND ALL PURPOSE FLOUR)

Naan is a leavened bread as it uses a rising agent. Naan is traditionally made in a tandoor oven. Typically, naan is served hot brushed with ghee or butter. It is served plain or served stuffed.Kheema naan is stuffed with a minced meat mixture. Pesha....

PALAK PARATHA (SPINACH STUFFED INDIAN BREAD)

Spinach is a green coloured leafy vegetable. There are 3 main types of spinach, savoy, smooth leaf and baby spinach. Savoy has crisp,wrinkled,curly leaves. Smooth-leaf has flat, unwrinkled, spade-shaped leaves.Baby spinach is great for use in salad....

PANEER QUESADILLAS

Pronouced as `kesidiayas`,( as `LL` is pronounced as `y`), this is a very popular mexican dish. A good melting cheese like mozzarella is important for this snack. Quesadillas, somewhat resembles an Indian cheese paratha.

PITA BREAD-WHOLE WHEAT

Pita bread is a round bread made with all purpose flour (maida) , larger and thicker in size than a chapathy. It is also known as kuboos.Predominantly found in Lebanon and middle eastern countries. The bread is baked at high temperature and the the a....

TANDOORI ROTI

Tandoor is a type of cylindrical clay oven, in which tandoori chicken and Naan ( leavened Indian bread), roti etc is traditionally prepared. Marinated chicken, meat, fish or vegetables are skewered on to the skewer and cooked in a tandoor. Breads/ r....

WHEAT NAAN (WITH BAKING SODA)

Naan is a leavened bread as it uses a rising agent. Usually naan is made with all Naan is traditionally made in a tandoor oven. Typically, naan is served hot brushed with ghee or butter. It is served plain or served stuffed.Kheema naan is stuffed wi....