breads of north India.

there are various kinds of breads generally used in the daily meals of north India. they are the major part of the staple food of most of north Indians. like the western world use breads , the roti is used in the same context. even we share the proverb bread and butter like daal roti.

roti is the main ingradient of the daily meal of average indian. there are various versions and types of these which i want to share with you.

phulka- is the dough plaited in round shape oven cooked on TAWA.

tikda- is the rough version of the phulka. directly grilled on the fire.

paniya- is a kind of tikda . the dough is sandwiched between two green leaves and then placed between angara generally burried in the soil. it gives you the taste of the leaves.

kalla roti- earthen pot like tawa(pan)is used . it gives you the smoky flavor in the phulka.

gakkad- is made on the kanda(cakes made by the cow dung used as fuel, very common in India).

baati- also named as bafley in some places is made by boiling the small (pancakes style) dough bits and then scortched in the direct heat , and then dipped in ghee.

besides this there are versions of roti.

like missi roti is mixed with gram flour called besan. also bajra roti mixed with bajra. makai roti mixed with makka flour.

paratha- this is multi plaited version of roti. its of two types one is plain paratha made of flour and there is stuffed paratha. this is made with fillers like vegetables.

meetha paratha- this is used with the stuffing sugar .

puri- puri is the fried roti. this is also used with mixing various flours of grains like besan etc.

India lives in villages.

India is a rural country . more than 70% of the population lives in villages. they are called gaon. kasba basti .

the population has its major occupation as agriculture.

most of the population is not economically healthy if we count the averages. and still uses the old ways of farming. although the new technology is strongly and speedily creeping into this. 

 

 the rural India is still green and full of life despite disparities and problems. 




another look around a village.




the villagers are simple people and largely still live in old fashioned houses.

 

another look at the houses

a stone roof hut.


water is a problem in many villages , they still depend on the monsoon for the crops and have to fetch drinking water from the village wells or the river around.






the village women fetching water from the hand-pump of the village.




still there are villages where there is no electricity at all .