Then imagine the first person who made beer/wine. Then they try to tell everyone. "The rotten water makes you feel amazing!" Villagers "BURN THE WITCH"
@@dannyryanlannon784 i think it went more along you had fruit that was rotten and really hungry people, so they just said “fuck it” and ate the fermented fruit.
Chapati, tortilla, roti, pita, sopaipilla, the same bread exists all over the world, isn't it true? Delicious!!! As always, thank you Chef John, love you. Greetings from Chile❤️
Tita Linda the thing is though, pita, tortilla and roti/Chappati are different in taste, texture, method idk what the other thing is called but ya they are similar.. also like injera in East African countries
Tortillas have salt and baking powder n a little all-veg crsco. The main difference. You watch enough Mexican grannies making tortillas or salsa you can learn all kinds of ways to fix either but there is always basic ingredients.
Man, this is the best thing I have discovered on youtube EVER. Thank you for making flatbread so easy. So this evening I made my flatbread dough, spread it, grated some cheese, grilled some bacon, then put the cheese and bacon on the uncooked flatbread, folded it over and crimped the edges (a bit like a pasty) and then cooked it in the pan, flipping in the same manner as I would a flatbread, a few minutes each side until pleasantly blistered and charred, I have a flatbread stuffed with bacon and cheese!.....man, this is delicious.
His little offhand commentary is why I watch. Well, for the food too, I guess. But it's the little things like the hot rocks in the dishwasher comment that set him apart for everyone else. Love it. And I never knew making flat bread was so easy!
I'm from India and we eat this stuff in industrial quantities. I've seen many recipes on Indian sites, but this is the first one that is so well presented it makes me want to give it a try. Thank you.
John was one of the first people I found on U-Tube and have stayed with it ever since. I'm a lousy cook, but I take my lap top to the kitchen and follow the recipe and get results. For some people cooking comes natural. I'm enjoying the process and eating so much more than I ever did.
I will never stop wondering about the people who downvote Chef John's videos. What happened in their childhoods? Did they achieve their dreams? How can a flatbread recipe video can be *just* enticing enough for you to click on and then *just* disappointing enough for you to downvote? So. Weird.
Who cares if this is flatbread or naan or roti or whatever else people are arguing over?! It's easy, it looks good, and it probably goes with everything. So just enjoy it for the amazing food that it is!
It's made with whole wheat so it's called chappathi. Roti directly means bread so any bread can be called roti. Naan is more like a rich pita bread cooked in a tandoor
@@shyamsundarrajan2469 - Thanks for the explanation. I like knowing the difference between words, simply because it makes me pay more attention to the actual thing they represent!
I love cooking. But this makes my "prepper side" happy. Yes, I'm one of those. No yeast, no oil to cook. Also great for the camping enthusiast! Great video as always!
Dude, you are awesome. Your commentary was priceless. It had a beautiful and eloquent flow on top of being very natural. You left your rocks in the dishwasher, ey? Lol I love the humor! Thanks for showing us how to make flat bread like superheroes. Rock on.
This is SOOOO GOOOD!!! Everyone who disagrees - try it with scrambled eggs and parmesan + a little O.J. (still looking for the perfect vegetable to include) + i know how to make st. Martin's day diner from scratch now!!! (Yay! =) ) THANKS CHEF JOHN! YOU'RE THE BEST!
Dude, you completely ROCKED this tutorial! We will be using your recipe and instructions on our homestead to make whole wheat flat bread. Thank you so much and God bless you & yours!!!!
Add bean dip for the perfect pair. 1 can befriend beans, 1/2 brick of cream cheese 1/2 jar of salsa. One pouch taco seasoning. Cook medium until mixed then add any thing else you want. I add spicy cheese and cilantro. Some people guacamole. So great with flatbread
You make everything so simple to follow along with. I've amazed so many friends with tricks I've learned from you. Tonight I got home and wanted chicken wraps but no wraps! So I found this and just finished an EXCELLENT wrap. I put a little garlic powder and black pepper with mine too. Soooo gooooooood! Thank you!
With regard to his voice, for me I think the pitching up and down and the inflection makes it a bit tedious to listen to. I've watched many of his videos however and have gotten used to it. Overall I think it's a really good channel and I've learned a lot from it.
I didn't have yeast at home and was too lazy to go get some so I made this for my pizza dough and it turned out GREAT! I just rolled it extra thin cuz I prefer thin crust =)
@@rainnmoon114 I'm 6 months late, but you can put in the pan to cook the bottom while put on your sauce, cheese, and toppings, then put the pan in the oven. No flipping needed.
Its not about credit, it's about authenticity. Also,there is no harm in knowing a little more about other cultures and other's views or even knowing a better recipe.
***** What do you mean "there is no harm is knowing about other cultures" ?? Of course there is harm! How else would you carry on being *_prejudiced_* ? And I have NEVER heard Chef John informing about the *source cuisine* (especially if it is adapted). And NEVER have any other cultures complained when their dish is shown & not acknowledged. *NEVER!*
I just can't believe it was that easy. I never even bothered to try, because I thought it was some ancient Indian secret ingredients. I just gave it a whirl and made a couple of them, and they tasted great! Thank you for this video.
Thumbs up! Two days ago I tried to make it for the first and what I managed to make finally was very hard after baking. It was also a battle for me to prepare the bread by mixing the right amount of water. I have been watching my mom making it for two decades but I have never had a close look at the process. So, I searched for a video like this and found it. After watching this video I have just tried and the result is awesome, like a pro! I have understood that measurement is the key to succeed. I think it is a challenge to pour the exact amount of water and to mix that with flour.
Just wanted to pop in, and say I made it (all-purpose flour, water and dash of salt only). I made two homemade pieces for my wife and myself. Gave it a shot as a "tortilla" for some tacos. It turned out pretty good; in fact, for the other tacos we ate, we used store-bought flour tortillas.....I actually felt like I was eating garbage with those, compared to the homemade bread. Wife would have liked them a little thinner; but they would go great with something like a chicken wrap, etc. Thanks chef!
YUM!!! I just made this and it was amazing. I did it all wrong, because I didn’t strictly follow the recipe (rolled it out too thick, too little water) BUT, it was awesome! I sprinkled the dough with sesame seeds and they toasted nicely in the pan. When the bread was done, I set it on a plate, smothered it with butter and cut it apart with a knife and ate it with a fork. Best bread I’ve eaten in decades. Oh, and I didn’t let the dough sit the required amount of time, either, and it was still good! Wow, addictive. And THANK YOU!
Hamza Trabelsi Yes it’s flour, baking powder, a little salt, oil and hot water or very warm water. Then you work the dough very well and let it sit for a few minutes. Most us Mexicans cook them on a cast iron comal or skillet. They are my favorite kind of tortilla and go really well with carne asada. Greetings from Texas.
That's also what roti is from the Indian subcontinent. But that is made traditionally using only whole wheat flour and not refined flour , and the cooking surface on which it is baked over stove tops is also quite similar to a cast iron skillet.
This was awesome. I watched the video and ran to the kitchen hoping I had the ingredients, and I did! I made three and used some sautéed polish sausage and onions as a filler and it was great. I was missing a rolling pin so I used the counter and my hands, and I ended up using a lot more corn meal because I used all the flour, but it turned out fantastic! I really appreciate you sharing!
I just love all your videos. Have tried many of your recipes and all turned out fantastic. Here's why. You get to the point. No camera on you droning on and on dragging the cooking lesson out. When this happens I lose interest and move on. Thats how I found you. I guess my cooking wish came true. You also pepper your video with humor. You make cooking look so deliciously easy. Since finding you I lost all fear of the kitchen and have friends over for lunch and dinner with great success.
0:12 "...Unlike modern examples, this is nothing more than flour and water!" 0:43 "...I'm also gonna put a little bit of cornmeal, and other than a pinch of salt, that's really it for the dry ingredients."
thanks Mr Chef from Food Wishes for this easy & delicious demo of making primitive flatbread ... looks so tasty with the pork & spicy tomato sauce ... reminds me of homemade flour tortillas (which I loved) that my grandma used to make for us kids during summers spent at her place ... but I'm sure your flatbreads add a different dimension to our taste buds - 5 STARS
I've been watching you for a while now and never commented. I think you are the BOMB! I'm going to go make this flatbread right now! Stay true, John. We love you.
Just a question, could I use chickpea flour in place of the whole wheat flour? Not because I have anything against whole wheat flour, I love it....but I just have chickpea flour on hand and have been looking for some place to use it.
Chickpea (gram) flour is great and good for gluten-intolerant people. I find it needs to be moistened and then sit/ferment/bloom a bit, however. Socca is nice (Southern French), a kind of fragile pizza-type plain thing people bought on the street for a cheap breakfast. The Italian version in Livorno is called torto and is sublime. Etruscan in nature, it predated pizza made with wheat flour. It takes well to an oiled surface and does great with a little sea salt, pepper or mace, and crushed herbs such as rosemary, but is fully edible quite plain. There are some clips up about all these. If you try buckwheat flour (technically a fruit and good for gluten-free), it also does well blooming a bit. It doesn't take long and can also sit, lightly covered, for a spell. There are lots of Indian food clips up using "gram" flour. They are all too spicy for me in my old age, but I've adapted many for the sake of variety.
Definitely not, when substituting flour types , if you don't know what you're doing you can't unbalance the glutenious equilibrium, ripping apart time space and killing us all!
Thank you. Can you believe, all I had in my house was some flour and I was hungry. Followed your video sort of and cooked it in table top pizza oven. And it came out well, even ballooned a bit and quite tasty, now I'm full up :)
This is called "Feuerfleck" in Austria which translates to "fire stain". You would it here with a garlic- or herbes-creme-fresh-sauce. Simple, but great! Best Food Whishes from Austria!!
i know its simple. but can i have measurements please? i just did it myself eyeballing it, and i think it was too sticky, not sure if i needed more flour but i added a lot more flour when i was trying to roll it out but it kept sticking to the rolling pin still.
lifemusicelovee too sticky, add more flour gradually, kneading all the while, till it comes together to form a ball easily. Rest it for 10 mins and then kneading for a minute before rolling out in thin even discs.
Would some of the Indian peopke here please go to the Wikipedia page for flatbread. I know Wikipedia can sometimes be unreliable, but not so unreliable that the dozens of flatbreads, from throughout the world, can be dismissed as some kind of plot to rob India of credit for inventing flatbread. Really, you believe that a basic agricultural product, cooked in a most basic way, was only thought of once throughout history? Furthermore, India is a conglomeration many cultures and languages, if flatbread had originated there, every Indian complaining, who is not from the exact state, region or village where chapati or roti was invented, should be ashamed of appropriating credit on behalf of the entire nation. And if they just happen to be from that exact hamlet, where some woman or man invented it, how does that credit belong to anyone else than the individual genius who first cooked it? I love chapati, roti, and naan, and Indians are without a doubt the single largest cultural or national group that eats flatbread as a staple, but for for god's sake, relax a bit. There are plenty of other cultures that have come up with this idea independently of India.
Jackie Williams And the Mayans, and the Incans. Yes. Parallel inventions have occurred all throughout human existence. Great pyramids oriented to the stars were erected among cultures who never knew the other existed with great similarities totally independent of each other. So why not flatbread??? Lol
*_There is no such thing as cultural appropriation. Period._* Anybody who thinks otherwise, who is not of at least partially of English descent, needs to stop speaking and writing English immediately. This crap has gotten out of hand.
Incredible video. I wanted to avoid using wheat, so I ground up some oatmeal in a blender to make a coarse flour. The result was wonderful. They can be used for both savory and sweet concoctions. I did use a bit of oil in the pan but I don't think it was necessary.
I'm a college student waiting on a delayed pay check. I've got 3 types of flour, no eggs, no east, and a stick of butter. Gonna make that bread and dip it in a can of pizza sauce for dinner lol You just saved my night 🙏✌🏽
this is a staple of Indian food, its known as roti or chapatti and is eaten with almost every meal especially in north Indian cuisine, when you make a curry, try eating with this to just break off pieces and scoop your food up in!
tootz1950 nope. This is called chapathi/Roti. Difference between chapathi/Roti and naan is, Roti is made of whole wheat or multi grains flour where as naan is made of all purpose flour also known as Maida. Chapathi/Roti is very healthy and goes well with both veg and non veg Indian curries.
bread like this could be found all around europe for millennia, get over it, flat bread is not india special bread. we then evolved and discovered yeast tho, except some rural part like Sardinia for example.
I used regular flour and salt and water and it turned out pretty good. Be careful not to over kneed it though, or over flour it while rolling it out. Turned out pretty good. Imma try one more recipe before I choose this as my go-to
I have seen a traditional Hindu method. They like to use highly refined whole wheat flour. Mix flour, water, and salt Roll out the dough balls with sprinkles of flour. Partially cook both sides in the skillet. Then place the patti on an open fire or coals with a metal clamp. The patti will normally explode into a ball. Toast both sides golden brown. Smear with some butter if desired. Great for scooping up cooked vegetables along with rice & beans I think that corn meal in the flour can contribute to sticking when cooked. Thank you for your helpful and informative videos!
I just made the simplest version of this, using only water, flour and salt, and ate it with just some butter. It's incredible how something so simple can taste so delicious.
I've made this recipe with half wheat flour half bread crumbs - I used the leftovers from breading. It works just as fine, only with a slightly coarse texture.
I can imagine how excited was the first person who mixed flour and water, heated it and got bread
Then imagine the first person who made beer/wine. Then they try to tell everyone. "The rotten water makes you feel amazing!" Villagers "BURN THE WITCH"
@@dannyryanlannon784 hahaha
@@dannyryanlannon784 i think it went more along you had fruit that was rotten and really hungry people, so they just said “fuck it” and ate the fermented fruit.
@@goodvibes106 It was inevitable, unfortunately.
It was aliens
Chapati, tortilla, roti, pita, sopaipilla, the same bread exists all over the world, isn't it true? Delicious!!! As always, thank you Chef John, love you. Greetings from Chile❤️
Tita Linda the thing is though, pita, tortilla and roti/Chappati are different in taste, texture, method idk what the other thing is called but ya they are similar.. also like injera in East African countries
Tortillas have salt and baking powder n a little all-veg crsco. The main difference. You watch enough Mexican grannies making tortillas or salsa you can learn all kinds of ways to fix either but there is always basic ingredients.
In Germany it's Flammenkuchen I believe. It's the same really.
Sometimes ideas are so good that every culture eventually figures them out. Same with dumplings
Tita Linda
Flatbread has been around since bible times!!
Awe yeah, finally a recipe i can use my cooking rocks for.
Shrek reference
Yeahh
Lol
Opinions MoreOpinions no like it’s like a stove like a grill but a pan bro
No time for the bread to rise. We are escaping Egypt TONIGHT!
matza week
News anchor John.
That's why we still eat matzah every Pesach!
is bread that didn't rise supposed to be healthier than risen bread?
Aw shucks, you commented exactly what I was about to write, and it's Passover in 5 days time! A happy one (or Easter) to all.
Man, this is the best thing I have discovered on youtube EVER. Thank you for making flatbread so easy.
So this evening I made my flatbread dough, spread it, grated some cheese, grilled some bacon, then put the cheese and bacon on the uncooked flatbread, folded it over and crimped the edges (a bit like a pasty) and then cooked it in the pan, flipping in the same manner as I would a flatbread, a few minutes each side until pleasantly blistered and charred, I have a flatbread stuffed with bacon and cheese!.....man, this is delicious.
This sounds awesome
It sure is isn't it
"unfortunately all my hot smooth rocks are in the dishwasher" caught me completely off guard and I spit my drink all over! THANKS CHEF JOHN! lol
I also burst out laughing. Chef John's commentary is always fun to listen to :)
His little offhand commentary is why I watch. Well, for the food too, I guess. But it's the little things like the hot rocks in the dishwasher comment that set him apart for everyone else. Love it. And I never knew making flat bread was so easy!
+thatjerseybitch i'm still laughing!!! he's so funny!
thatjerseybitch
wow, you have very low standards
I'm from India and we eat this stuff in industrial quantities. I've seen many recipes on Indian sites, but this is the first one that is so well presented it makes me want to give it a try. Thank you.
"There's an old saying I just made up."
Danielle Pascal Re
You are one observant woman! Pity the your man....
John was one of the first people I found on U-Tube and have stayed with it ever since. I'm a lousy cook, but I take my lap top to the kitchen and follow the recipe and get results. For some people cooking comes natural. I'm enjoying the process and eating so much more than I ever did.
Good for you
Yay! And it tastes better because you made it just the way u like
I will never stop wondering about the people who downvote Chef John's videos. What happened in their childhoods? Did they achieve their dreams? How can a flatbread recipe video can be *just* enticing enough for you to click on and then *just* disappointing enough for you to downvote?
So. Weird.
that is .... *_deep_*
Haters gone hate SO... you gotta SHAKE IT OFF, SHAKE IT OFF. yayayaya!
+Wavy Pie no you gotta OBLITERATE THEIR IGNORANCE WITH LOVE
Kent Worthington then just put the volume sown and put on the subtitles.
Because his voice is so grating on the nerves...
Who cares if this is flatbread or naan or roti or whatever else people are arguing over?! It's easy, it looks good, and it probably goes with everything. So just enjoy it for the amazing food that it is!
It's made with whole wheat so it's called chappathi. Roti directly means bread so any bread can be called roti. Naan is more like a rich pita bread cooked in a tandoor
You sure seem to!
You forgot to mention tortilla lol
@@shyamsundarrajan2469 - Thanks for the explanation. I like knowing the difference between words, simply because it makes me pay more attention to the actual thing they represent!
@@pterafirma your welcome 😊!! I believe food theory is as important the practical. It makes food more enjoyable
When these go stale, I cut them to triangles, fry, and season. Homemade crisps! This is my go-to flat bread recipe.
I love cooking. But this makes my "prepper side" happy. Yes, I'm one of those. No yeast, no oil to cook. Also great for the camping enthusiast! Great video as always!
Even better if you mix water and flour it will become Sourdough a all natural form of yeast and it tastes good
@@stayranty1595 I've been so busy I haven't tried yet but growing my own yeast is on my short list.
Dude, you are awesome. Your commentary was priceless. It had a beautiful and eloquent flow on top of being very natural. You left your rocks in the dishwasher, ey? Lol I love the humor! Thanks for showing us how to make flat bread like superheroes. Rock on.
Made this. It was amazing and simple. I cannot imagine why people would buy these at the stores now.
Exactly me too
Simple. Cleaning up flour is a pain in the ass. You still need to go to the store for flour.
cuz we spend all our time watching TH-cam... who's got time for store?
@@paulgibbons2320 Just wipe down the surface with water.
D O N E .
@@naxzed_it in about 20 minutes.
This is SOOOO GOOOD!!!
Everyone who disagrees - try it with scrambled eggs and parmesan + a little O.J. (still looking for the perfect vegetable to include)
+ i know how to make st. Martin's day diner from scratch now!!! (Yay! =) )
THANKS CHEF JOHN! YOU'RE THE BEST!
Dude, you completely ROCKED this tutorial! We will be using your recipe and instructions on our homestead to make whole wheat flat bread. Thank you so much and God bless you & yours!!!!
I made this with 100% whole wheat flour and brush with clarified butter. So good! Thanks, Chef!
Perfect I have flour and pretty much no other ingredients, I was wondering what to do with it.
Add bean dip for the perfect pair. 1 can befriend beans, 1/2 brick of cream cheese 1/2 jar of salsa. One pouch taco seasoning. Cook medium until mixed then add any thing else you want. I add spicy cheese and cilantro. Some people guacamole. So great with flatbread
All the other ingredients been water 😂
Johana Child - That's easy. Put it in a tray, and prop it up above a door, as a booby trap for the next person who enters.
There's a national toilet roll shortage. You could save the day.
you could powder your nose
You make everything so simple to follow along with. I've amazed so many friends with tricks I've learned from you. Tonight I got home and wanted chicken wraps but no wraps! So I found this and just finished an EXCELLENT wrap. I put a little garlic powder and black pepper with mine too. Soooo gooooooood! Thank you!
With regard to his voice, for me I think the pitching up and down and the inflection makes it a bit tedious to listen to. I've watched many of his videos however and have gotten used to it. Overall I think it's a really good channel and I've learned a lot from it.
Overlooking that high ending inflection for the info. I will get used to it. I probably sound like crap when I talk!
I hear Seth Rogan
I like how enthusiastic you are in your videos. They really help with the mood of cooking and it makes it more fun!!
I didn't have yeast at home and was too lazy to go get some so I made this for my pizza dough and it turned out GREAT! I just rolled it extra thin cuz I prefer thin crust =)
Bravo!! 😋👌🏻
I know I'm like 4 years late...but did you cook the flatbread first and then use it as a pizza crust?
@@rainnmoon114 I'm 6 months late, but you can put in the pan to cook the bottom while put on your sauce, cheese, and toppings, then put the pan in the oven. No flipping needed.
The last saying about the superhero was just sooo charming...I feel all cuddly and fluffy from the inside now.
Thanks Chef John!
I love your presentation style, Chef John! Very listenable!
The most humble and basic food. Thank God.
In typical TH-cam fashion we will now be barraged by comments stating this is their cultural dish and he didn't give them credit. LOL
Its not about credit, it's about authenticity. Also,there is no harm in knowing a little more about other cultures and other's views or even knowing a better recipe.
Also, as a matter of fact John should be given credit for introducing this dish to the culture where it is not a staple.
***** I agree, Learning lots from the comments.
***** What do you mean "there is no harm is knowing about other cultures" ?? Of course there is harm! How else would you carry on being *_prejudiced_* ?
And I have NEVER heard Chef John informing about the *source cuisine* (especially if it is adapted). And NEVER have any other cultures complained when their dish is shown & not acknowledged. *NEVER!*
***** Who ever complained or asked for acknowledgement? I feel people are just sharing their views. Peace!
I just can't believe it was that easy. I never even bothered to try, because I thought it was some ancient Indian secret ingredients. I just gave it a whirl and made a couple of them, and they tasted great! Thank you for this video.
Thank you, Chef!
I make these for lunch almost everyday .....with whole meal or millet flour.
Greetings from India.
Thumbs up!
Two days ago I tried to make it for the first and what I managed to make finally was very hard after baking. It was also a battle for me to prepare the bread by mixing the right amount of water. I have been watching my mom making it for two decades but I have never had a close look at the process. So, I searched for a video like this and found it. After watching this video I have just tried and the result is awesome, like a pro! I have understood that measurement is the key to succeed. I think it is a challenge to pour the exact amount of water and to mix that with flour.
Just wanted to pop in, and say I made it (all-purpose flour, water and dash of salt only). I made two homemade pieces for my wife and myself. Gave it a shot as a "tortilla" for some tacos. It turned out pretty good; in fact, for the other tacos we ate, we used store-bought flour tortillas.....I actually felt like I was eating garbage with those, compared to the homemade bread. Wife would have liked them a little thinner; but they would go great with something like a chicken wrap, etc. Thanks chef!
YUM!!! I just made this and it was amazing. I did it all wrong, because I didn’t strictly follow the recipe (rolled it out too thick, too little water) BUT, it was awesome! I sprinkled the dough with sesame seeds and they toasted nicely in the pan. When the bread was done, I set it on a plate, smothered it with butter and cut it apart with a knife and ate it with a fork. Best bread I’ve eaten in decades. Oh, and I didn’t let the dough sit the required amount of time, either, and it was still good! Wow, addictive. And THANK YOU!
In Mexico we call it "Tortilla de harina" also you can ad milk and butter instead of water and get a really, really good tortilla de harina.
but tortilla is made from Corn Flour , this is Wheat Flour
Hamza Trabelsi In Northern Mexico the flour tortilla is very common. My grandma made them all the time and they were soft and amazing!
@@Fazman81 so i can make them without Corn flour , Thanks :D
Hamza Trabelsi Yes it’s flour, baking powder, a little salt, oil and hot water or very warm water. Then you work the dough very well and let it sit for a few minutes. Most us Mexicans cook them on a cast iron comal or skillet. They are my favorite kind of tortilla and go really well with carne asada. Greetings from Texas.
That's also what roti is from the Indian subcontinent. But that is made traditionally using only whole wheat flour and not refined flour , and the cooking surface on which it is baked over stove tops is also quite similar to a cast iron skillet.
This was awesome. I watched the video and ran to the kitchen hoping I had the ingredients, and I did! I made three and used some sautéed polish sausage and onions as a filler and it was great. I was missing a rolling pin so I used the counter and my hands, and I ended up using a lot more corn meal because I used all the flour, but it turned out fantastic! I really appreciate you sharing!
Am I the only that feels like connecting with thousands of years of ancestry when making this?
yeeees i have this too bra
I feel like that too! I try to make my own flour too, so ifeel like "I am an ancient Celt!" .
yes..
Me too. I was looking up ancient way of making bread as I really wanted to know how they did it
You may very well be.
Wow - don't even need oil for this. Simple, healthy, and amazing. Amazing video too!
Your sing songy voice is so nice, and this recipe looks delicious
Only found this today but, my goodness, did it make me chuckle. I think you are just lovely.
I just made this and put a slice of cheese on it when it's still in the pan, and strawberry jam after. 10/10
I just love all your videos. Have tried many of your recipes and all turned out fantastic. Here's why. You get to the point. No camera on you droning on and on dragging the cooking lesson out. When this happens I lose interest and move on. Thats how I found you. I guess my cooking wish came true. You also pepper your video with humor. You make cooking look so deliciously easy. Since finding you I lost all fear of the kitchen and have friends over for lunch and dinner with great success.
0:12
"...Unlike modern examples, this is nothing more than flour and water!"
0:43
"...I'm also gonna put a little bit of cornmeal, and other than a pinch of salt, that's really it for the dry ingredients."
Its optional.
Cornmeal is flour.
I’m with you. Face + palm...
It isnt. Its ground corn.@@stephaniegarfield29142
You are such a delight to listen to. Thankyou for sharing both your recipe And your upbeat talk. I can`t wait to try this.
thanks Mr Chef from Food Wishes for this easy & delicious demo of making primitive flatbread ... looks so tasty with the pork & spicy tomato sauce ... reminds me of homemade flour tortillas (which I loved) that my grandma used to make for us kids during summers spent at her place ... but I'm sure your flatbreads add a different dimension to our taste buds - 5 STARS
I've had flour in my kitchen cabinet for many years. To think I could make something so simple and delicious all the time.
I'm definitely using this for my primitive survival series
I've been watching you for a while now and never commented. I think you are the BOMB! I'm going to go make this flatbread right now! Stay true, John. We love you.
Just a question, could I use chickpea flour in place of the whole wheat flour? Not because I have anything against whole wheat flour, I love it....but I just have chickpea flour on hand and have been looking for some place to use it.
You might want to check out this recipe: foodwishes/2013/11/farinata-why-didnt-you-wish-for-this.html
Chickpea flour (gram/besan flour) arguably is better for this than regular flour, for what its worth!
Chickpea (gram) flour is great and good for gluten-intolerant people. I find it needs to be moistened and then sit/ferment/bloom a bit, however. Socca is nice (Southern French), a kind of fragile pizza-type plain thing people bought on the street for a cheap breakfast. The Italian version in Livorno is called torto and is sublime. Etruscan in nature, it predated pizza made with wheat flour. It takes well to an oiled surface and does great with a little sea salt, pepper or mace, and crushed herbs such as rosemary, but is fully edible quite plain. There are some clips up about all these. If you try buckwheat flour (technically a fruit and good for gluten-free), it also does well blooming a bit. It doesn't take long and can also sit, lightly covered, for a spell. There are lots of Indian food clips up using "gram" flour. They are all too spicy for me in my old age, but I've adapted many for the sake of variety.
Definitely not, when substituting flour types , if you don't know what you're doing you can't unbalance the glutenious equilibrium, ripping apart time space and killing us all!
theBraxil
NOT SPACE-TIME!!!! Where's the Doctor when you need him????
Man, you are a genius, I love your introduction. My girlfriend is fed up I keep impersonating you while we cook!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
That cracked me up! Keep doing it!
tip don't press while cooking heat will cook through and will be softer from tortilla expert
His voice is brilliant I have watched loads of videos very focused and inspiring and lots of brilliant comments. And mouth watering
omg I love is voice!!!! I love his sense of humor!!! I love this guy!! btw that looks really good!
He ends all his sentences with a rising dissonant tone and it's honestly annoying af but hes great, I love chef john
how did you get less excited by one degree every clause you typed?
Loved it! Informative, yet entertaining! What an enthusiastic, joyful and happy voice with humorous touches that make this very special. Thank you!
this was so helpful. I needed to do it for school because I was told to make something that Rome made
Thank you. Can you believe, all I had in my house was some flour and I was hungry. Followed your video sort of and cooked it in table top pizza oven. And it came out well, even ballooned a bit and quite tasty, now I'm full up :)
This is called "Feuerfleck" in Austria which translates to "fire stain". You would it here with a garlic- or herbes-creme-fresh-sauce. Simple, but great!
Best Food Whishes from Austria!!
truth hahn Without the H in wishes 🐨 Scandinavia has awesome food, I’m a huge fan from Australia
MaZEEZaM Austria, not Australia, complete different area. Has also nothing to do with Scandinavia.
@@HrSamstag uh i think he meant he was from australia
This is the BEST food instruction I have seen yet! LOVE IT! Thanks! I'm making pizza on mine!
i know its simple. but can i have measurements please? i just did it myself eyeballing it, and i think it was too sticky, not sure if i needed more flour but i added a lot more flour when i was trying to roll it out but it kept sticking to the rolling pin still.
lifemusicelovee too sticky, add more flour gradually, kneading all the while, till it comes together to form a ball easily. Rest it for 10 mins and then kneading for a minute before rolling out in thin even discs.
I loved it! So easy! I was about to make your pita bread but this is better, no fuz, no mess :) so happy
5:46 "... They’re gonna look at you like you’re some kind of superhero. And you know what? They’re right!“ *fist bump*
Hi Cheffie....I make them every day with different flour & spices. They are simply delish
Would some of the Indian peopke here please go to the Wikipedia page for flatbread. I know Wikipedia can sometimes be unreliable, but not so unreliable that the dozens of flatbreads, from throughout the world, can be dismissed as some kind of plot to rob India of credit for inventing flatbread. Really, you believe that a basic agricultural product, cooked in a most basic way, was only thought of once throughout history? Furthermore, India is a conglomeration many cultures and languages, if flatbread had originated there, every Indian complaining, who is not from the exact state, region or village where chapati or roti was invented, should be ashamed of appropriating credit on behalf of the entire nation. And if they just happen to be from that exact hamlet, where some woman or man invented it, how does that credit belong to anyone else than the individual genius who first cooked it? I love chapati, roti, and naan, and Indians are without a doubt the single largest cultural or national group that eats flatbread as a staple, but for for god's sake, relax a bit. There are plenty of other cultures that have come up with this idea independently of India.
Amen to that!
Like the Egyptians...
Jackie Williams And the Mayans, and the Incans. Yes. Parallel inventions have occurred all throughout human existence. Great pyramids oriented to the stars were erected among cultures who never knew the other existed with great similarities totally independent of each other. So why not flatbread??? Lol
I think this qualifies as TOLD.
*_There is no such thing as cultural appropriation. Period._*
Anybody who thinks otherwise, who is not of at least partially of English descent, needs to stop speaking and writing English immediately.
This crap has gotten out of hand.
Incredible video. I wanted to avoid using wheat, so I ground up some oatmeal in a blender to make a coarse flour. The result was wonderful. They can be used for both savory and sweet concoctions. I did use a bit of oil in the pan but I don't think it was necessary.
I knew I was saving this hot smooth rock for something!
THANK YOU🙏 Not only was this easy to follow but it DEFINITELY helped with my history project.
Too simple not to attempt this John, gonna give it a whirl
Sometimes im not to intressted in the dish...but you got a sence of humor that is incredible....i LOVE listening to you 😉😉😁😁
You are the Judge Dredd of your bread.
I'm a college student waiting on a delayed pay check.
I've got 3 types of flour, no eggs, no east, and a stick of butter.
Gonna make that bread and dip it in a can of pizza sauce for dinner lol
You just saved my night 🙏✌🏽
having the meat with sauce toppings in it - yummy!
*these videos always makes me hungry*
I love making my own flatbread! Thanks for this recipe. It's a keeper
this is a staple of Indian food, its known as roti or chapatti and is eaten with almost every meal especially in north Indian cuisine, when you make a curry, try eating with this to just break off pieces and scoop your food up in!
OMG I can already imagine how delicious that is....
Oh yes! Who needs a knife and fork when you have these and/or papadums when eating Indian curries.
***** So this is the same as naan?
tootz1950 nope. This is called chapathi/Roti. Difference between chapathi/Roti and naan is, Roti is made of whole wheat or multi grains flour where as naan is made of all purpose flour also known as Maida. Chapathi/Roti is very healthy and goes well with both veg and non veg Indian curries.
dinesh dinu Ah, thank you for making it clear.
I love this guy! Great recipes and thoroughly entertaining! Thank you, Chef John!!
People, this is not roti. This is flatbread, which is much, much better.
I will try it! Make me think in the flour tortillas my mom use to make, but I bet this tastes really different!
Nope! 1.5+ Billion people disagree with you Chef
it's not roti, it's an unshapely roti;) there are many many different kinds of rotis, such as cornmeal, barley, rice flour, graham flour etc..
bread like this could be found all around europe for millennia, get over it, flat bread is not india special bread.
we then evolved and discovered yeast tho, except some rural part like Sardinia for example.
Roti !!!!! Hahaha
I made a gluten free version of this tonight. I'm enjoying it now. Delicious!!
"Metal to Flesh", I love that album.
Ta Daa. I did make four flatbreads. They turned out just like yours. They are lovely. Hubby and I will eat them shortly. I’m soooo excited.
I feel ripped off, this is more like bumpy bread. I want my $0.00 back.
Excellent recipe. Just made them, but added 7 spice, ground lemon pepper and black pepper. Perfect
The flat bread went great with the curry chicken I made for lunch! :)
Yeah that sounds good!
I used regular flour and salt and water and it turned out pretty good. Be careful not to over kneed it though, or over flour it while rolling it out. Turned out pretty good. Imma try one more recipe before I choose this as my go-to
What came first the tortilla or the flatbread ?
I have seen a traditional Hindu method.
They like to use highly refined whole wheat flour.
Mix flour, water, and salt
Roll out the dough balls with sprinkles of flour.
Partially cook both sides in the skillet.
Then place the patti on an open fire or coals with a metal clamp. The patti will normally explode into a ball. Toast both sides golden brown.
Smear with some butter if desired.
Great for scooping up cooked vegetables along with rice & beans
I think that corn meal in the flour can contribute to sticking when cooked.
Thank you for your helpful and informative videos!
what is the ratio between flour and water did you use? How much flour did you use per flatbread?
mformouse a handful of flour and a bit of water.
mformouse The ratio isn’t really needed as you just add enough water to the flour to create the dough.
Literally just finished making this...hitting the spot!!!! I just slathered mine in margarine so yummy.
'Metal to Flesh' excellent band name!
I just made the simplest version of this, using only water, flour and salt, and ate it with just some butter. It's incredible how something so simple can taste so delicious.
Flatbread - Roti. Roti - Flatbread. Shuddup, you folks.... Get ya bread made and eat !
A bread by any name tastes the same.
Made some flat bread today after watching this and it was lovely, thanks for posting
my dishwasher takes forever to clean my rocks
got any tips?
The old press a-pressa. Chef John, you're the best.
Seems like it would be good with anything you'd eat with tortillas.
How well would coconut flour or almond flour work? Also I assume adding seasoning and/or herbs would be ok? (I've never made bread) Thanks!
If you don't have a rolling pin then you can also use a cup for free
Or a longdrink glass
Or a wine bottle
Or anything cylindrical shaped, like a... P-pen- pin!
I've made this recipe with half wheat flour half bread crumbs - I used the leftovers from breading. It works just as fine, only with a slightly coarse texture.
1:02 "oh yeah, this recipe predates the invention of the stainless steel mixing bowl"
I tried making it right away after watching your video and it turned out great! I love it :D
"Oh yeah this recipe predates the invention of the stainless steel mixing bowl". LOL, this guy cracks me up, lol.
Watched your video and made it right away... great recipe and way easier than I could have imagined. Thanks.
You should do a stand up routine!
I just did this and it was amazing. What makes the difference between making it wait or not?