Lets Celebrate the 1st ever #IndianBreadsDay on Sun, 9 Dec!

In the Indian context, the word bread is used to loosely classify a food category whose diversity is virtually impossible to encompass. From the ubiquitous eaten as phulka, rotli, poli and more all around the country to the many Indian breads, the parathas, kulchas and sheermals, of the North, to the dosas, obattus, and appams of the South; from theplas, sannas and puran polis of the West, to luchis, kachuris and pithas of the East, our breads are intrinsic to our existence and nearly every region and community in India has evolved a repertoire of traditional breads. On #IndianBreadsDay let us come together to celebrate the rich diversity of our Indian breads. Make, eat and celebrate traditional and regional bread recipes.

You can make Indian bread - Explore the sheer variety of breads we have in India, make family and community favourites or try your hand at more uncommon ones. Explore breads of other communities and regions. Share your memories of bread, with pictures, recipes, and even videos!

You can buy Indian bread – While many Indian breads are made at home, many are only available at local bakeries. Visit vendors that make and sell typical regional Indian breads, visit the legendary bakers of Srinagar selling piles of Sheermal and Bakarkhani, or stop by Mumbai’s legendary Irani bakeries for a hot Brun Maska, or pop into one of Bangalore’s Iyengar bakeries for their Masala buns or Sweet Milk Bread in Bangalore. And share the photographs and videos of breads and the stories behind breads and their bakers using #IndianBreadsDay. 

You can break bread with friends – get together and have a #IndianBreadsDay potluck

Schedule of Live recipe Demos

For those of you who are interested in learning how to make bread, we have some fantastic bread-makers coming together to do live videos of a variety of Indian Breads from APB Cook Studio handle on Instagram and Facebook Live. (This schedule might change a little )

11:00 - Chat on Indian Breads  

Saee Koranne Khandekar author of Crumbs with Rushina

11:45 - Bengali Koraishuti'r Kochuri by Rhea Mitra Dalal 

(luchis stuffed winter peas)

12:30 - Goan Poee by Saee 

1:15 - Maharashtrian Chonge by Chef Varun Inamdar 

2:00 - Sheermal by Shekhar Ghildiyal

2:45 - Pani Pitha and Tekeli (Kettle) Pitha by Gitika Saikia 

3:30 - Idli in Jackfruit leaf by Shivani Unakar 

5:30 – Live from the #IndianBreadsDay potluck at APB Cook Studio

#IndianBreadsDay Potluck at APB Cook Studio

Join the #IndianBreadsDay potluck at APB Cook Studio on Sunday, 09th December from 4:00-6:00. 

Dig deep into your family or community’s repertoire, find some interesting, lesser known Indian bread recipes, make a batch and bring it over along with any special accompaniment typically eaten with it. 

Call 42152799 or email bookings@apbcookstudio.com to find out how you can join in!

About Indian Food Observance Days 

I love the idea of coming together around food. I got the food community at large to come together and celebrate a calendar of Indian food Days a couple of years ago. Around the globe, there are special observance days celebrated, dedicated to food. These ‘food days’ pay tribute to foods and dishes and ingredients. And yet, India, despite being home to a rich culinary tradition, has not made its mark on this front. Indian traditional culinary practices evolved and transformed over time as our cuisine evolved. Ingredients, their uses, cooking methods, food combinations, a seasonal food calendar, Indian dietetics, and dining etiquette have all been built into a system of traditional practices with a sound reason behind them. But we are losing touch with them. Indian Food Observance Days follow the Indian seasonal food calendar. Pickles would have been put down in April, masalas would be ground in May, mutton would be eaten in the winter. A day dedicated to any of these means, we stop and make that pickle or grind that masala like our predecessors would have and follow a cycle that’s existed for centuries! IFOD are an attempt to promote & support traditional Indian ingredients, dishes, food-ways, and recipes with the goal of these foods gaining international recognition in years to come. The idea of these days is to make us stop to think about something we love to eat or someone that cooks for us, something we can savour...and something that makes us smile. And to celebrate them online as well as encourage offline, ground events for people to come together and celebrate.

To connect with fellow IFOD enthusiasts, join the Indian Food Observance Days group on Facebook

Or just keep track and learn about Indian Food Days and Festivals by following the Annual Indian Food Calendar Page onFacebook