Indian Breads

Indian breads are unique in themselves. They have no counterpart in English or continental cookery. Unlike the breads of Western origin, Indian breads are not all leavened.

The most popular of the breads in Northern India is a chapati. It is a flat disc of wholemeal baked on a hot griddle (tawa). Its size varies from that of a saucer to a full plate. The former variety, known as “phulka”, is thin and puffed up. It is ordinarily to be found in the homes of well-to-do people, whereas the latter is comparatively a thick compact, solid mass usually consumed by the poorer class.