Preparation info
  • Yield:

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 25

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By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

  • About

Khameeri means leavened, which makes this a rare whole-wheat bread. Indians still prefer to use a combination of yoghurt, atta and sugar (2:1:1)* to make the flour rise—it provides a distinct flavour. The recipe below uses yeast.

Ingredients

  • 500 g/4 cups Atta
  • Salt
  • 8 g/

Method

Preparation

THE ATTA: Sieve with salt into a paraat.

THE YEAST: Dissolve in 100ml/7 Tbs of warm water.

THE DOUGH: Make a bay in the sieved atta, pour water (approx 300ml/1¼ cups) in it and start mixing gradually. When fully mixed, knead to make a hard dough, cover with a moist cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes. Add the