Roti

Roti is a round flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent. It is popular in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritius and Fiji. It is made from stoneground whole wheat flour, traditionally known as gehu ka atta, and water that is combined into a dough. Roti is consumed in many countries worldwide. Its defining characteristic is that it is unleavened. Naan from the Indian subcontinent, by contrast, is a yeast-leavened bread, as is kulcha. Like breads around the world, roti is a staple accompaniment to other foods.

See also:

Chapatti

Categories: Bread Flatbread Frybread Unleavened bread

Subcategories: Chapati Kulcha Makki ki roti Puran poli^mr Roti prata Sel Roti

Characteristic of: Bangladeshi cuisine Bengal cuisine Bihari cuisine Fijian cuisine Gujarati cuisine Guyanese cuisine Indian cuisine Indo-Caribbean cuisine Jamaican cuisine Kashmiri cuisine Mauritian cuisine Nepalese cuisine North Indian cuisine Pashtun cuisine Punjabi cuisine Sindhi cuisine Trinidad and Tobago cuisine Uttar Pradeshi cuisine

Contains, including ancestors: Wheat Bread

Also known as:

English: Phulka

Wikidata ID: Q2204450

Wikipedia title: Roti

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Wikipedia article: Roti

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