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In Afghanistan and northeastern Iran, these biscuits are called کلچهٔ خطائی kulcha-i khaṭāʾī in Persian (kulcha is a type of Afghan, Iranian and Indian bread similar to nān). [ 4 ] It is also a mispronunciation of نانِ کوتاہ naan-e-koṭah – shortbread where نان naan means Bread , and کوتاہ koṭah means short ...
Naan is usually leavened with yeast. Most flat breads from Pakistan are unleavened and made primarily from milled flour, usually atta or maida , and water. Some flatbreads, especially paratha , may be stuffed with vegetables and layered with either ghee or butter .
Manda roti (Rumali roti): Traditional Indian flatbread which thin like handkerchief and cooked on upturned pot. It was known as Mandaka in ancient India. [5] Naan – oven-baked leavened flatbread Keema naan – naan stuffed with minced meat; Butter naan - naan topped with nigella seeds and greased with butter [6]
Paratha (pronounced [pəˈɾɑːtʰɑː], also parantha/parontah) is a flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent, [2] [3] with earliest reference mentioned in early medieval Sanskrit, India; [2] prevalent throughout the modern-day countries of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Afghanistan, Myanmar, [1] Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad ...
It is widely eaten by the Indian communities living in South Africa, and is either eaten as a flat bread or a wrap with locally made curries. Roti is also often eaten in Cape Coloured and Cape Malay Communities. Two types of roti are eaten: chapati/flat roti and paratha/flaky roti. Flaky roti is also called Malay roti.
Baked in the tandoor like naan, [27] tandoori roti, [27] kulcha, [27] or lachha paratha [27] Dry baked (Indian griddle), jowar di roti, baajre di roti and makki di roti (these are also smeared with white butter) Shallow fried like paratha [44] Deep fried like puri, [27] Kachori [45] and bhatoora [27] (a fermented dough)
Tandoor breads are popular in northwestern Indian regions, especially in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab regions, where naan breads and atta flatbreads such as the Tandoori roti are baked in tandoor clay ovens fired by wood or charcoal.
Other breakfast foods can include Afghan naan, paratha, eggs, butterfat, (malai) milk creams, cheeses, etc. Pastries, cakes and cookies are consumed with either tea or warm milk. Those in cities buy and eat whatever breakfast items are sold in grocery stores, which may include porridge, oatmeal, cereal, pancakes, sausages, and fruit juices ...