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Q&A -- A Sampling of North Indian Breads


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I love the taste of khamiri naan. How would you advise me to go about making these?

Thanks

I believe this type of naan is where the dough is raised with yeast.. but nothing is done differently other than that. So in the regular naan recipe.... I would forgo the yogurt and use yeast instead

Welcome to eG. I see that this is your first post here. Do stop by the India forum and tell us about your love for naans :smile:

Monica Bhide

A Life of Spice

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Thanks for the welcome, Monica. I think that this site is fantastic and I enjoyed your articles, in particular. I think that khamiri naan are made with wild yeast as opposed to commercial yeast. The ones that I have had always have that sourdough tang. I was wondering whether to just try making them with any starter or if there is some special technique that is traditionally used.

Roohi

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i have questions regarding parantha. is there a difference in the ingredients /preparation between south and north india?

i have seen them made before (in kerala) and i remember the cooks pulling and slapping the dough a lot before rolling it up. ( like you would for some noodle recipes)

i also remember that they did not use any eggs (the recipe here calls for eggs). what do strict veg indians do?

lastly, i also remember that they were very oily. these dont seem oily at all.

thanks very much in advance!

ps i will be trying the other breads here - they look fabulous!

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