Smells - this is perhaps the first thing that will meet the traveler who has arrived on the Indian land. A variety of foods and dishes from them, amazing: from sweet fruit chutney to dishes with the sharpest pepper in the world - bhut dzholokiya.
Since ancient times, India is famous for its spices and seasonings. It is possible to say that thanks to them Columbus discovered America, because he sailed to India, just for expensive spices at the time, but he got lost a bit and found a new continent, which is also not bad.
Indian cooks are very skilled in their business, they create not only spicy dishes to taste, but also very healthy. Some help to improve digestion, others - add strength and vigor, while others, on the contrary, pacify and calm.
However, even fresh food in India is eaten with great pleasure. For example, rice or various tortillas.
Cakes replaces bread in India and are most often used with different vegetable sauces. If desired, you can make bread with minced cheese, garlic or some vegetables.
According to the composition of the dough and the method of preparation, flat cakes are divided into many different types: with fried seeds, chapatis (analog of pancakes), naan, puri, paratha .
Yeast Indian tortilla with fried seeds
Ingredients:
- flour - 500 g;
- yeast - 40 g;
- cottage cheese - 300 g;
- milk - 1 glass;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- soda - 1 teaspoon;
- sugar - 2 teaspoons;
- salt - half a teaspoon.
Preparation
We combine cottage cheese and cheese, mix it and warm it up a little. Dissolve in the resulting mixture the required amount of yeast. Add sugar, mix thoroughly until yeast dissolves completely. We leave the opar in a warm place, let it fit.
In a deep dish, mix flour, sugar, salt and soda. Pour in the mixture with yeast, drive in the eggs and knead the soft dough. It continues to be kneaded to elasticity and elasticity. We set aside the ready dough for flat cakes again in a warm place, covered with a clean towel.
Raised the dough, we divide several parts. Each piece is rolled into a flat cake with a little finger. We roll the rolled cake with vegetable oil on one side and milk from the second. Sprinkle each part of the dough with pumpkin or sesame seeds. Bake in the oven, the temperature should be 200 - 230 degrees, bake for about 7-8 minutes.
Cakes under the second recipe are prepared from an unleavened dough and fried in vegetable oil. And if you have the opportunity to purchase Indian products, be sure to buy Indian clarified and overturned liquid oil, which is called "gi". Lubricate cakes before using this oil, they will acquire a special and not repeated taste of distant India.
Indian flat cake with fried sunflower seeds on kefir
Ingredients:
- flour - 2 cups;
- kefir - half a glass;
- milk - a quarter of a glass;
- vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon;
- soda - 1 teaspoon;
- salt to your taste;
- frying oil.
Preparation
In kefir we put out soda, add milk to the mixture. We sift the flour into a bowl, add as much salt as needed, gradually infusing kefir-
Cut the dough into several pieces. Then each part is rolled out on a thin pancake, sprinkle with chopped seeds and fry in oil. You can also bake these flat cakes in the oven, but fried tastes better.
On the table we serve in a hot form together with sour cream or spicy vegetable sauce. If you prefer soft cakes. Keep them 2-3 minutes for a couple.