I remember the first time I tasted a rotlo. I was about 5. My family had just moved back to India and I was just getting used to life without breakfast cereals. One night my mom made these dense dark flat breads for the family. They looked different from the traditional wheat rotli I was… Continue reading Gluten-Free Millet Flat Bread (Bajri no Rotlo)
I fell in love with khandvi making when I was about six years old. I used to love helping my mom make these spicy garbanzo bean flour rolls. My mom would make large batches and I would help her spread out the dough into thin sheets all over the counters and tabletops. Then we’d roll… Continue reading Spicy Garbanzo Bean Flour Rolls (Khandvi)
When I was growing up, parathas were a staple in my household. Parathas are unleavened Indian flat bread that are much thinner than naan and thicker than roti (also known as a rotli or chapati). My mom made them all the time. She’d make basic ones like I’ve made today; or she would throw in… Continue reading How to make a Paratha: An Everyday Indian Flat Bread
Long before the gluten free diet became popular, and well before I had even heard of Celiac disease, my mom cut wheat out of her diet. She noticed that she felt better when she didn’t eat wheat so for a while we ate a ton of rice dishes along with other lesser known grains like… Continue reading Rice Flour Flat Bread (Chokha ni Rotli)
The first time our friend K tasted Indian food was two years ago when Steve and I cooked for her. Since then, she’s totally fallen in love with the cuisine and comes over for weekly dinners and lets me experiment on her. A couple of weeks ago, she saw a large dosa at an Indian… Continue reading Savory Semolina Crepes with Potato Curry and Coconut Chutney (Rava Masala Dosa)
