The Bread Thread... and other assorted baked products...
 

OK, I was going to call this 'What did you bake today?', but I didn't technically bake the breads I'm about to post... and they are so easy to make, I often wonder why we invented cutlery... this post will be in 2 parts, making and finished product!

Chapattis and Parathas...

OK, so you need to make an incredibly simple dough (water and atta flour*. easy!) that should be pretty dry, as it's refrigerated and will become wetter as it's chilled. There is very little difference between making chapattis and parathas. I assume this is very very similar to making soft flour tortillas.

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It'll look something similar to this when it comes out! You then need to roll out the dough so it's about 1/10" thick... if you're making chappatis, toast it in a dry pan over a fairly high heat, if you're making parathas, brush it with oil (melted ghee**), cut from the centre of the rolled dough to the edge, roll it into a cone, make into a ball, and roll it to 1/10" again, brush with oil and cook like a chapatti!

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Being a man, you know how to cook many things at once.

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Big pot - mutton curry, small pan - lentil dahl, frying pan - chapatti

Now, on to the results post...

*atta flour (also known as chapatti flour) is a fine ground, wholemeal flour... you can just use wholemeal if you have no access to atta flour.

** ghee is clarified butter, while this is the traditional oil, you can use whatever you have to hand, although if it's not ghee, a more neutral oil like veggie or sunflower gives the best flavour results.

Re: The Bread Thread... and other assorted baked products...
 

When cooking the breads, pockets of air inside should puff up. You should toast the breads for a minute to two minutes per side. For parathas, brush one side with ghee, cook that side, and brush the other while the first side is cooking!

Chapattis
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Parathas
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Curry and Dahl... sod knives and forks, use breads!
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Re: The Bread Thread... and other assorted baked products...
 

I read all of that and looked at the pictures.. All I could come up with is :dr

Re: The Bread Thread... and other assorted baked products...
 

I made focaccia several nights ago. I took some left over pizza dough, formed it thick on parchment paper and topped it with EVOO, basil, parmesan, and red onions.

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Definitely want to try these. When we got married back in September, we were gifted a kitchen aid, so ever since then I have been making bread. Nothing too wild yet, just white and wheat. Have also dabbled in pizza dough and combining different things.