Recipe: Navajo Fry Bread An easy bread recipe, Navajo Fry Bread is delightful as a savoury or sweet snack. Or make Indian Taco and enjoy it as a main meal. This bubbly fry bread requires just a few ingredients. Don’t have to knead the dough like we do for normal breads. What Is Navajo Fry Bread? It is the traditional deep fried bread of the Navajo People in America. According to the Navajo tradition, fry bread was created from the ingredients ( flour, lard, sugar, salt) given by the US government when the natives were relocated to Bosque Redondo, New Mexico from Arizona in 1864. It is quite easy to find Navajo (pronounced as Nava -ho) Fry Bread at fairs, carnivals in most parts of…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Chole Bhature Chole Bhature is a popular dish in the Northern part of India. Apparently, it originates from Delhi. Chole is a spicy chickpea curry and bhatura is a soft puffed up flatbread that goes with the chole. One is bhatura and several are called bhature. It is also known as chana bhature. Generally enjoyed as a breakfast dish, but one can enjoy it for lunch or dinner. We love chole bhature with some chilled chaas. The process of making chole bhature with homemade chole masala or spice mixture may seem tedious but trust me, it is worth all the effort. The freshness of spices adds so much flavour and aroma to the chole. Sharing This Recipe With Sunday Funday Group Sunday Funday is…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Egg-Free Wheat Pancakes Egg-Free Wheat Pancakes turn out so soft, fluffy and thick that you wouldn’t miss the eggs in them. And best part is that you don’t need any special ingredients. Pantry ingredients are enough. Enjoy them loaded with fresh fruits, just honey or maple syrup or load it up with chocolate sauce. What are Pancakes? Pancakes are flat, often thin or slightly thick cakes made in a frying pan or griddle using a a batter. Can be either sweet or savory. Traditionally, the batter is made with flour, egg, butter and milk. However, these days there are so many variations of pancakes. Though the description has the word cake, in reality pancakes are one of the oldest forms of bread known to…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kenyan Chapati Kenyan Chapati is a soft, flaky, chewy flatbread that is a staple part of celebratory meals in Kenya and other East African Countries. Popularly known as “chapo” in Kenya, it is usually enjoyed with curries as a main meal, with tea or eggs for breakfast. Kenyan Chapati is not the same as the Indian chapati. Indian chapati is also known as roti in many parts of India. Kenyan Chapati is more like the flaky parathas. Some Vital Tips To Make Soft Flaky Kenyan Chapati Don’t reduce the amount of oil/ghee/fat required. The correct amount of fat is what makes them flaky. Kenyan Chapati are mostly made from plain/all purpose flour and not the wheat flour we use for Indian roti or…
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Continue ReadingEvent: Sunday Funday Theme: Millet Recipe: Ragi Rotti Ragi Rotti is a delicious, easy to make, gluten free and vegan flatbread. While I love to have it with some pickle and plain yogurt, one can enjoy it some sambar, lentil curry or vegetable stew. Enjoy it hot for breakfast or as a part of your main meal. Makes an ideal lunchbox item as cold ragi rotti tastes equally good. While I have added chopped onion and grated carrot, one can add any vegetable of their choice. Add grated bottle gourd, zucchini, spring onion,cabbage, radish, fresh fenugreek, etc. The options are endless. Just make sure you grate the vegetable or chop it finely. MEGA BLOGGING MARATHON#92 It was on September 18th 2018 that I posted the…
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Continue ReadingEvent: Sunday Funday Theme: Oktoberfest Recipes Recipe: Vegetarian Flammkuchen | German Pizza Vegetarian Flammkuchen is a crispy, thin flatbread that is topped with creme fraiche, onion and some cheese. Usually bacon is added also but to make a vegetarian version I left it out. I used creme fraiche, onion, sliced mushrooms and olive slices. Also added some cheese. A Bit About Flammkuchen | German Pizza Also known as German Pizza, flammekueche or as tarte flambée in French, you’ve got to try out this delicious crispy pizza. Flammkuchen literally translates as ‘flame cake’. Bakers would roll out a thin piece of dough and put in their wood fired ovens. The dough was a test to indicate whether the correct temperature had reached so that the baker…
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Continue ReadingEvent: Sunday Funday Theme: Zucchini Recipe: Moong & Zucchini Pancakes Moong & Zucchini Pancakes, cheela or puda are soft flatbread made from soaked green moong. It is processed to a batter with yogurt and water. Zucchini, onion, garlic and spices are added to make it nutritious, healthy, gluten free and filling breakfast or snack option. You can easily enjoy these pancakes with a curry too as a part of your main mea What Is Green Moong? Green Moong, Mung Bean, Mag, Whole Green Gram is an olive green coloured legume. The beans are tiny but full of nutritional value. You can easily buy whole green moong, split green moong dal, the split yellow moong dal easily in the stores. Definitely you will find them at…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: SUNDAY FUNDAY THEME: MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH RECIPE: THEPLA – GUJARATI FLATBREAD Thepla – Gujarati Flatbread is a popular savoury, delicious flatbread that is enjoyed for breakfast, brunch or even as a part of a main meal. Mention thepla to anyone and the first few words they will utter is ‘Gujjus love their theplas.” And yes we do! Thepla is a versatile food item for Gujaratis. Take it for picnics, carry with you as travel food, pack it in lunch boxes or make it to enjoy with some curry instead of normal roti, naan or paratha. Leftover thepla taste equally good even when they are cold. We love them so much that I also make Farali Theplato have during fasting days. These gluten free version…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: SHHH COOKING SECRETLY THEME: FLATBREADS RECIPE: FOUGASSE Fougasse is a stunning French Flatbread with a crisp crust and a slightly chewy crumb. Easy to make it is pronounced as ‘foogaas’. This flatbread actually quite famous in the Provence region of France. However, it is believed that the it originates from the Rome. Panis focacius the Roman flatbread was cooked in the ashes of a wood burning hearth called focus. What is Fougasse? Fougasse is patted with the hands into a leaf shape and then cuts are made to resemble the veins of a leaf. The open areas actually help the flatbread to bake well to achieve that crispy crust. Intially, I thought that shaping the bread and the recipe must be difficult.. like most…
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Continue ReadingEVENTS: SUNDAY FUNDAY THEME: ST.PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: IRISH POTATO FARLS/ IRISH POTATO CAKES Irish Potato Farls also known as potato bread or cakes, are so easy to make. Egg free, rustic, so tasty, crispy on the outside and soft inside. Enjoy them on their own, with beans, eggs or a stew. With just a few ingredients a classic Irish breakfast is ready. Irish Potato Farls are also served as a part of the famos Ulster Fry, a popular North Ireland breakfast. The meal consists of bacon, sausages, fried soda bread, potato farls, mushrooms, roasted tomato, eggs and black pudding. Sunday Funday Sunday Funday is a group of Food Bloggers. Every Sunday we share some fun, traditional, hearty or easy recipes to make Sunday Family Meals…
