4 cups Wheat flour 3 tablespoons Melted butter 1 teaspoon Salt 1 1/4th cup Water Oil for basting the paratha All purpose flour for rolling  1. Add the melted butter to the wheat flour. Make a well in the center and add the water. Knead well to make a medium soft dough. Keep kneading, go ahead use that elbow grease, for [...]

“A tender and delicious flatbread from Central India.” Rumali Roti or Roomali Roti is a thin Indian flat bread. The term “Rumali” means “Handkerchief” and the name comes from the fact that this Roti is rolled out as thin as possible – almost paper thin and while cooking folded like a handkerchief. There is no leavening [...]

  Naans is a bread about which I am very choosy as to where I eat them. I am so particular about its texture and the softness, that I hardly end up ordering them in a restaurant. I got inspired my this recipe from one of Julie Sahni’s Naan recipes. Its simply fantastic and delicious. easy [...]

Roti, a wonderful north Indian flatbread, is a perfect accompaniment to mop up curries. It is time-consuming to make, but very simple. Once you have made the dough you can set it to one side and finish cooking just before the meal. I rub the butter or ghee through the flour like a scone dough, [...]