2006-10-22 18:55:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
In Indian cooking these breads are made slightly differently: Pita and Naan use yeast as a rising agent to give the bread a lighter texture. Also they use refined flour. Both are cooked in the oven to produce the toasted flavour, but the traditional naan from the clay oven [tandoori] has a very distinctive flavour. Chapati is made from wholemeal flour [atta] and is cooked on a hotplate. It is heavier than naan or pita and has a stronger taste and coarser texture.
2006-10-22 19:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Japan, so here's the difference in this country between those food items. Chapati is perfectly flat, very much like a flour tortilla. I would be interested in knowing the difference between a chapati and an FT!
Naan is puffy and soft, but the bubbles are all over. It is also served with a kind of butter, too.
Pitas have a big puff in the center (when done right! I make my own, and sometimes they don't come out right (-:). When you cut them in half, you can stuff them with fillings. I think they are tougher in texture than naan, too.
2006-10-22 19:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
naan is soft, rised bread while chapati is rough, flat bread...
2006-10-23 10:29:01 · answer #3 · answered by indian princess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋