Whole wheat flour recipes 
Whole wheat - Cracked wheat recipes

Broken wheat - Dalia recipes

Whole wheat flour recipes are more in demand now. As more and more people become aware that whole wheat flour is healthier than plain white flour (white flour/maida), they are looking for ways to substitute plain flour with whole wheat flour.

You can see in the image below, the wheat field, whole wheat grain and whole wheat flour.

Whole wheat flour is known by different names.

Whole wheat flour is also known as 'whole meal flour' in UK or 'Graham flour' USA.

The different names in Indian languages for whole wheat flour are as follows.

Whole wheat flour is known as gehun ka atta(Hindi), gavhache peeth or kanik(Marathi), godi hittu(Kannada), godambi mavu(Tamil).

Whole wheat flour in Indian cooking

In Indian cookery, the everyday flat breads as chapati and phulka are made with whole wheat flour.

In addition to that, paratha, aloo paratha, palak paratha and many other types of breads, snacks are made using whole wheat flour.

Indian fry breads such as poori, masala poori, palak poori are made with whole wheat flour.

Millet flour as well as rice flour is also used in making breads such as bhakri, rotti and many snack recipes.

Sometimes these flours are mixed with whole wheat flour to make multi grain flour roti bread.

Maida(plain white flour) is used commonly for making bakery products such as breads, cakes, biscuits and also for some roti-breads such as naan, paratha etc.

Now many housewives want to use whole wheat flour in making these items for better health for their family.

You can see the demand for atta breads, whole wheat flour breads, whole grain breads available in the supermarkets and bakeries going up everyday. Earlier these breads were made only with maida - plain white flour.

Whole wheat flour in baking

In baking, using 100% whole wheat gives denser cakes and pastries. So it is better to use a part of whole wheat flour along with plain flour. You may replace up to 50% of the plain flour (maida) with whole wheat flour.

That means, if the recipe calls for 2 cups of plain flour, use one cup plain flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour. That makes it healthier without changing the taste and the texture.

For making instant dosa - pancakes, using whole wheat flour instead of white flour gives same results and taste with better nutrition. Only the color may differ a little.

Whole wheat flour recipes on this site

 Indian Flat breads with whole wheat flour

Chapati - Chapatti - Chapathi- Indian flat breadChapati - Chapatti - Chapathi- Indian flat bread

Indian Flat Bread - made with whole wheat flour.

Most Indian households make this chapati everyday.

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Potato Pancakes - Latkes

Potato Pancakes - Eggless

Easy, simple and quick potato pancake recipe.

Methi paratha - Fenugreek leaves flat breadMethi paratha - Fenugreek leaves flat bread

Indian Flat Bread with fenugreek/methi leaves and whole wheat flour.

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Aloo paratha - Potato flat bread

Potato stuffed whole wheat flour flat bread, a north Indian recipe.

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Puffed up phulka - pulkaPuffed up low fat phulka - pulka

This Indian no fat / low fat bread is made with Whole wheat flour. Served hot for lunch or dinner.

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Spinach - Palak parathaSpinach - Palak paratha

- Spinach and whole wheat flour flat bread

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Paratha - North Indian Rich Flat Bread

Palak Paratha - Spinach leaves and Whole wheat flour flat bread.

Methi Aloo Paratha - Fenugreek leaves, potato and whole wheat flat bread

Indian Fry breads with whole wheat flour

Poori - Indian fry bread with potato subziPoori - Indian fry bread with potato subzi

Poori - Indian Fry bread

Made with whole wheat flour. Serve for breakfast, lunch, dinner. It also be made with maida(plain flour).

aloo poori - potato purialoo poori - potato puri

Alu puri is a Indian breakfast recipe.

You may also serve it as a snack or take it for picnic. Indian snack recipe.

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Methi poori - fenugreek leaves puriMethi poori - fenugreek leaves puri

Fenugreek Methi puri - poori

Indian breakfast - snack - lunch box recipe, made with whole wheat flour and methi - fenugreek leaves.

Bhopla gharge - pumpkin poori

Lal bhopla gharge or pumpkin poori or pumpkin sweet fritters are a recipe from Maharashtra.

Policha ladoo - leftover chapati laddoo

Leftover chapati laddoo - a Maharashtrian sweet made with poli / chapati.

Palak Poori

Masala Poori - Spicy Fry Bread

Broken wheat - Cracked Wheat recipes

Dalia sheera, cracked wheat halwaDalia sheera, cracked wheat halwa

Dalia sheera / halwa

 - Healthy breakfast recipe with broken / cracked wheat.

To make it vegan, use coconut oil / vegetable oil instead of desi ghee.

Dalia pongal - Cracked wheat pongal - South Indian recipe

Dalia Upma Recipe - Cracked Wheat Upma

Veg dalia upma recipe

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