While rice forms the basic staple of Bangladesh, bread is often a part of a meal.
A luchi is deep-fried flat bread made of wheat flour. A typical luchi will measure 4-5 inches in diameter. They are usually served with curries or gravies.
A paratha is also a flat bread, that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is made with wheat flour, pan fried in ghee or cooking oil, and sometimes stuffed with vegetables, such as boiled potatoes or cauliflower and paneer (thats my favourite!). A paratha, especially a stuffed one can be simply with a blob of butter spread on top but it is best served with pickles, or thick spicy curries of meat and vegetable. Some people prefer to roll up the paratha into a tube and have it with tea, often dipping the paratha into the tea.
I really love soft and puffed luchis’. But unfortunately most people cannot make soft ones.They become crunchy.They do not understand that too much kneading with oil will make very crunchy luchis.Oil should be very hot otherwise it will not puff. It takes only about 30 to 35 seconds for each luchi to puff up…!!!
nice work. keep it up 😀
The first time I came in your blog, I immediately had to quit. I then made sure that I was well fed before coming back again. It’s obvious the effect all the writing in your blog about the recipes and the food has on the reader. See, now I am hungry again before I could finish the paragraph. Now I have to go looking for some “Luchi and Paratha” around, hmm…
Keep posting.
Luchi and Parata……yumm! so why did you miss out Naan and Romali Roti? They all go so well with spicy veg dishes like Alur dom and Kabab. One great thing about luchi is that you can eat around 5/6 of them at a time, but Parathas do get a little too filling after the first two….right?
Hey Farnaz…i love your concept…the bad part is it has just made me hungrier than ever 😦 …lol …love parathas!
My Fav food when i was in India….I miss this..Feel like having it now…And yes Luchi u can have so many,but paratha u can’t…
i love parathas…but not the ones which are very oily…
good post…keep posting!!
Glad to hear that Sarah has such a good appetite 🙂 I also love the breads of Bangladesh- can’t think of a better breakfast then a plate of parathas and cha- and then the nan- you can’t get any better then that. OK seriously, time for dinner.
thing about luchis and parathas….they just need to have the right amount of crispiness without being too oily….wouldnt u agree??
luchi & parathas go great wit different curry whether it be for lunh/ dinner ir simply jst breakfast or evening tea 😀
After reading the article, I just feel that I need more information on the topic. Could you suggest some resources ?