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In the north a range of breads called ROTIS or PHULKA in Punjab supplements this rice. Indian breads are varied but they are always delicious. Simplest form is the Chapatti, just Wheat flour and water fried up like a thin pancake. It is supposed to be a British invention. Rotis are flour and water cooked on a hot tawa. Direct heat blows them up, but how well depends on the glutin content of the wheat. Baste your roti in butter or ghee and it becomes a paratha. If deep-fried it is called poori in the north and loochi in the east, made of rice and black gram flour it is called dosa in the South. Dosas are found all over India and when wrapped around curried vegetables it becomes masala dosa, a nice snack. Another type of deep-fried bread with a stuffing is the Kachori. Bake the bread in an oven and it becomes Naan. An Idli is a kind of rice dumpling, often served with dal curry called sambar, a south Indian favorite and green chilly chutney. Tomato or Onion chutneys also go with it. Papadams are crispy deep-fried wafer often served with Thalis or other meals.

this is from a website called " Indian  cuisine - indian curry, spicy, masala & recipes " , it does a good job in introducing all kinds of breads and pancakes in india, and the " south, east, north '' it mentions, means south India, East India, and north India.   i will find some pics and add later.

Hummus is a Mediterranean, Middle Eastern dish made from cooked pureed chickpeas, sesame seed tahini and select fresh Mediterranean spices. Other ingredients, such as garlic, and lemon juice are often added - as well as garnishes such as whole chickpeas, roasted red peppers, etc.

The word Hummus means chickpea in Arabic - and the word chickpea
is Garbanzo in Spanish, Ceci in Italian and Gram in India.

Thought to have originated in the Middle East thousands of years ago,
the chickpea and hummus became, and still is, extremely popular throughout
the Mediterranean. Each country, using local ingredients, have created
their own unique and flavorful recipes.

Hummus is usually eaten as:
A dip with Pita bread, cut vegetables or crackers.
A meal with fresh salad or grilled vegetables.
Or as a side dish with grilled chicken, meat or fish.

this is from the website " Welcome to Sabra " .

 

Every humus-loving Israeli will tell you that the place where he regularly eats humus has the best humus in the world. Humus is an Arabic food made from chick peas, cooked and crushed into a puree together with raw tehina (sesame paste). Humus is usually served with olive oil, spices and parsley, and sometimes also with a hard-boiled egg, ful (cooked broad beans) or other side-dishes. Humus is eaten together with pita bread, or as they say in Hebrew, a plate of humus “is wiped dry” with pita bread. You can also find canned humus at the marketing chains. However, you can’t compare the industrialized product with the humus you’re served at the specialized popular restaurants, where the service is fast and business-like, without undue ceremony.

i find this today on a website called " Israel  Wonders ", i will add a pic of humus later.

Humus is not English, i made a mistake to call it Hebrew, well it's not , it's rendered. See " what is hummus "'.