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Foundation dish, illustrative
Volume I · b8

Soft Phulka (House Standard)

Serves
8
Portion
1 phulka (≈30 g dough)
Time
Rest 20 min · 15 min
Texture
Soft
Season
All year
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Grounding

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 8 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (8 servings)Café batch ×5
Whole-wheat flour (atta)1⅓ cups160 g800 g
Water⅓ cup + 1 tbsp, lukewarm100 ml500 ml
Rock salt (sendha namak)pinch0.5 g2.5 g
Ghee (cow)¼ tsp per phulka10 g50 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Knead atta, salt and lukewarm water to a soft, slightly sticky dough (8 minutes).

  2. Step 2: Cover and rest 20 minutes.

  3. Step 3: Divide into 8 balls; roll thin (6 inches) with minimal dry flour.

  4. Step 4: Cook on a hot tawa 20 seconds, flip, 30 seconds; puff on an open flame.

  5. Step 5: Brush ¼ tsp ghee; keep in a cloth-lined casserole.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

79kcal
Energy
2.4g
Protein
1.6g
Fat
12.8g
Carbohydrate
2.2g
Fibre
0.1g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

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