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Indian Breads
Indian breads are a wide variety of flatbreads and crêpes that are an integral part of Indian cuisine. Their variation reflects the diversity of Indian culture and food habits. Ingredients Most flatbreads from northern India are unleavened and made primarily from milled flour, usually atta or maida, and water. Some flatbreads, especially paratha, may be stuffed with vegetables and layered with either ghee or butter. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, breads are also made from grains like jowar (''Sorghum bicolor''), ragi (''Eleusine coracana''), ''rice'' and bajra (pearl millet), and are called "rotla" in Gujarat and "bhakri" in Maharashtra. Most Indian breads make use of the yeast spores in the atmosphere for fermentation. Preparation In northern India, a dough of the main ingredient is prepared and flattened by rolling. Most Indian breads, such as roti, kulcha and chapati, are baked on '' tava'', a griddle made from cast iron, steel or aluminum. Others such as puri and bhatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatbreads
A flatbread is bread made usually with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pita bread. A serving of 85g (~3 ounces) of pita bread has 234 calories. Flatbreads range from below one millimeter to a few centimeters thick so that they can be easily eaten without being sliced. They can be baked in an oven, fried in hot oil, grilled over hot coals, cooked on a hot pan, tava, comal, or metal griddle, and eaten fresh or packaged and frozen for later use. History Flatbreads were amongst the earliest processed foods, and evidence of their production has been found at ancient sites in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and the Indus civilization. The origin of all flatbread baking systems are said to be from the Fertile Crescent in West Asia, where they would subsequently spread to other regions of the world. In 2018, charred bread crumbs were found at a N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
