Curry for Dinner Party - Breads??

xxvickixx

Thanks, will remember the sunflower oil if I run out of butter. I love rolling them out and popping in the frying pan, something very satisfying about the simplicity.

Kavanne

Nice one, OP. Can't beat a home made chapati. You can move on to stuffed parathas now. My mum used to give them to me for a snack at school, much healthier than a bag of crisps!!

xxvickixx

I have had a paratha but not a stuffed one, do recall seeing it on the menu back in the distant past when we could afford to eat out.

What did your Mum stuff yours with (if you'll pardon the expression)?

Kavanne

xxvickixx wrote: »

I have had a paratha but not a stuffed one, do recall seeing it on the menu back in the distant past when we could afford to eat out.

What did your Mum stuff yours with (if you'll pardon the expression)?

Mashed potato and mashed root veg with various spices... it was a recipe from a VERY old book... anything off google should do but remember don't sstick to the recipe... do it your way That's the key with indian cooking. And italian. and mexican.... lol

xxvickixx

I used to have samosas (not home made though!) in my packed lunch loads. much nicer thank a sweaty sarnie any day.

415SanFran

If you have an Asian shop, or look online, you will find the flour to be a lot cheaper than Mr T.
If you buy a lot of spices and pulses and lentils as well one online place that I use will give you free delivery if the order is over 50 pounds.
https://www.asianfoodmarket.co.uk

ceridwen

Hi

The only place I'm likely to find chapati flour round here is the Indian shop.

a. Could you tell me how much/how big this bag of flour is that you get from Tesco - so that I can compare pricewise with this Indian shop (clue: they dont charge standard Indian shop price levels - more like delicatessen price levels here)

b. I'd appreciate it if you could give us the recipe from this packet purlease.

Ta

Penelope_Penguin

xxvickixx wrote: »

I recently bought a huge bag of chapatti flour from Tesco for about £2. I reckon it will make 50 ish chapattis at the rate it's going and mine are much nicer and bigger than the ones you can buy from the supermarker. I would go as far to say that they are as good as the real deal.

Well done :T Is chapatti flour very different from bread flour (which is what I use)

I'll add this to the existing thread on Indian breads.

Penny. x

lindadykes

xxvickixx wrote: »

That sounds like a great experience. How did you find out about the course and was it expensive. I'd love to learn proper Indian cooking. I agree the food that I have had in a real Indian family home is nothing like take away but it absolutley amazing. One of my husband's friends is Indian and his wife said she would teach me but I don't know if she was just saying it to be polite IYKWIM.

It was some years ago now, but was an evening course ran by the local authority. It wasn't very expensive though can't remember the cost now, but I can remember it was free to anyone on benefits as my friend was claiming benefits at the time. If your huband's friend's wife has offered I think I'd sound her out about it as I'm sure she would probably be genuinely pleased that someone liked her cooking enough to want to learn more.

xxvickixx

The bag is 1.5 Kg.

The recipe:

2 cups Chapati flour
2/4 cup tepid water
1 tbsp butter ghee (I use melted butter but someone said you can use sunflower oil instead too if you don't have any ghee handy)
1/2 tsp salt

Method:
Mix flour, ghee and salt, rub well and add all the water.
Knead until soft and pliable
Set aside for 10 mins
break into golfbalf size lumps
dust with dry four and roll out until about 6inches in diameter
Heat heavy griddle or frying pan with a little ghee until hot
Place chapati in the pan heating each side until small bubbles appear and chapati has turned brown.
Brush with a little ghee and serve.

Having had a few gos I now roll out until I get the optimum thickness rather than the suggested 6 inches. I think my idea of golf ball size is too big as mine are bigger than the recipe states. I roll mine pretty thinly as have found this decreases the cooking time and they are softer. I think it is a bit of trial and error until you get a good result.

There are no indian supermarkets my way, it's not very diverse unfortunatly, next time I go to my parents in Bristol I will stock up as it will undoubtably be chaper than Mr T!