Bread

Dhokla is a spongy, steamed bread made from rice and lentils. It is vegetarian, even vegan-friendly, rich in protein, and gluten-free because it is made from rice and lentils. Dhokla is essential comfort food for any Gujarati. About this Recipe Dhokla is a very old recipe, first mentioned as “Dukkia,” in Jain literature from 1068. […]

It’s no secret that naan makes a great pizza crust. Here is a quick lunch or dinner pizza featuring paneer tikka, loved by children and adults alike. If cooking in the air fryer, it is important to pre-cook the naan to get a crunchy, not soggy, base. If you prefer to use the oven instead […]

Puri is a North Indian balloon bread that is deep-fried. It is often served at parties and gatherings because when you need to make a lot of them, deep frying the bread is a lot faster than making rotli or paratha. This little fry bread is one of my son’s favorites, especially when served with […]

Ragi dosa is a type of dosa (savory pancake) made with finger millet. This recipe is for an “instant dosa” that has no fermentation. It also uses the pouring method of spreading the dosa on the pan, making it super easy, even if you have never made dosa before. About this Recipe Traditional dosa is […]

Onion kulcha are a soft, pillowy, leavened white flour bread typically cooked in a tandoor, with a mouthwatering onion-masala mix layered on top. Sometimes they are stuffed with the onion mixture, but the most common ones I grew up with at restaurants put the onion on the outside as I have made them here. It […]

Kulcha are a leavened flatbread that has a soft, pillowy texture. Kulcha is very similar to naan. With this recipe, it is possible to make this wonderful bread yourself at home, using either yeast or baking soda for leavening. I’ll also show you how to make it on the stovetop and in the oven. Both […]

Laccha paratha is a luxurious, flaky, layered paratha, well worth the extra effort and patience. Your guests will be impressed by the presentation and care of this unique flatbread. Why Make this Recipe Our Tests There is a global shortage of atta, or chapati flour, this year due to the war in Ukraine. Atta is […]

You’ve gone through all of the work of preparing a batch of a rotis, but didn’t eat them all in one sitting. Now you are faced with a problem: what do you do with the leftovers? Make one of my favorite Indian dishes, vaghareli roti. You don’t have to use old rotis, and you can […]

Roti are the main flatbread of North India. They are an unleavened bread that has been traditionally eaten everyday. They are also known as rotli, chapati and phulka or fulka. I started learning how to make these when I was very young, about 4 or 5. I was making them on my own by the […]

Masala puri, or tikhi puri, are a traditional Indian balloon bread, a type of flatbread. Balloon breads are flatbreads that are fried and tend to balloon up in the fryer. Masala puri are a spicy flatbread (masala means spicy or spiced). To make regular puri, you would do everything the same but leave out the […]

This is a recipe for Gujarai Dangela, which are savory zucchini pancakes, with sesame seeds. This recipe tastes a little like the traditional handvo, a famous Gujarati dish but only takes a fraction of the time to cook. Gujarati dangelu are great to make when you want to use up items in your pantry, and […]

Dhebra are a savory cross between a flatbread and balloon bread. Also known as bajri na vada, they are little fried flatbreads made from bajri no lot, which is pearl millet flour, a Gujarati specialty. Dhebra are a Gujarati snack most often made for the festival of Kali Chadush. Kali Chadush is the day before […]

Savory Semolina Crepes with Potato Curry and Coconut Chutney Traditional dosa are made with a rice and lentil batter that needs to first be soaked overnight, then ground into a batter and then fermented overnight. Rava dosa is simpler because it doesn’t have to be fermented. I love the flavor and how easy they are […]

When I was in my late teens, I worked for a bakery in downtown Disney. The bakery sold a caramelized onion and feta tart that was simply divine. That job did not work out for me and I quit within a month, but I never forgot the taste of that tart. I tried to look up recipes for […]

All we had to cook with on our trip was a bit of coal and a fire pit with grates over it. I’m not even sure we used the fire pit correctly, it was a little different than the ones I’m used to. But with some effort, we got enough heat to cook with and […]

Parathas are a staple of food in the Indian diet. You can eat them plain, or with some yogurt and pickle, or as a flatbread to pick up different shaak (“curries”) with. They are so easily transported. Just put them in a pile and wrap some foil around them, or put them in a container. […]

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 […]

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 would make these all the time. My mom would make basic ones like I’ve made today; or she would throw in spices, vegetables or greens she had on hand to […]

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 […]

In the last three weeks, I’ve made 4 pizzas from scratch, eaten countless frozen Trader Joe’s pizzas, been to Oggi’s twice for pizza and beer, had Round Table at my in-law’s and had Little Caesars for a lazy dinner. Wow! I’m a little shocked at my pizza consumption after seeing it all together in one […]

A savory semolina crepe, better known as a “rava dosa” is one of my standard quick-fix meals. I experimented with this sweet rava dosa and it was fantastic. It’s like the standard crepe but a little chewier but tastes great Rava dosa are the instant version of the South Indian classic dosa. The classic dosa […]