Types Of Indian Breads
Types Of Indian Breads
Indian Breads are a globally famous and they are served with most of the Indian Cuisines, especially curries.
There is a huge types of Indian breads made with a variety of flours and dough mixes. Some Indian breads are fried whereas some are cooked on a tava. The bread flour preference and cooking technique varies based on different regions and the staple grain available in that region.
Here are some types of Indian breads you must have!
Phulka
Phulka is a fluffy bread made with whole-wheat flour. It is relished in every Indian household as a staple.
- Makki Di Roti
Makki di roti and is the most-loved bread of the Punjabis. This unleavened bread is made with maize flour and cooked in a tandoor or on a tava. Relis makki di roti with Sarso Da Saag
- Bhakri
Hard and crisp, Bhakri is an unleavened bread made with flours like bajra, jowar, rice flour and ragi. It is cooked with a lot of water and no oil, which makes it a healthier than other breads.
- Paratha
Parathas are crispy and flaky pan-fried Indian flatbreads. They go well with most Indian curries.
Appam
A South-Indian flatbread made with rice and coconut milk batter pan fried on a tava. It can be sweet or savory.
- Poori
The bread of happy occasions, poori is unleavened and made with whole-wheat dough and is deep-fried.
Naan
Naan is probably the most famous of Indian breads. It is leavened and made in a traditional Indian clay oven called tandoor.
- Sheermal
An inseparable part of traditional Awadhi and Nizami cuisine, sheermal is a leavened bread cooked in tandoor. It is flavored with saffron and has a mildly sweet taste.
