Balep korkun is a type of bread that is consumed mainly in central
Tibet
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.
It is round, flat and relatively easy to make.
The ingredients are
tsampa (
barley flour
Barley flour is a flour prepared from dried and ground barley. Barley flour is used to prepare barley bread and other breads, such as flat bread and yeast breads.
There are two general types of barley flour: coarse and fine. Barley groats are ...
),
water
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and
baking powder.
It is cooked in a
frying pan.
It has been described as similar in appearance to
naan
Naan ( fa, نان, nān, ur, , ps, نان, ug, نان, hi, नान, bn, নান) is a leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread which is found in the cuisines mainly of Western Asia, Central Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, ...
.
See also
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List of quick breads
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List of Tibetan dishes
This is a list of Tibetan dishes and foods. Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions and practices of Tibet and its peoples, many of whom reside in India and Nepal. It reflects the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and incl ...
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References
Flatbreads
Quick breads
Tibetan cuisine
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