South Africa
Roti is a flat flour wrap used to scoop up bite of curry, while Naan is a flat Indian bread. They come in different flavours like butter, garlic etc. Naan is superb when served fresh from the oven, still steaming. Roti was first brought to South Africa by the Indian indentured labourers.
Indians in Durban have carried over a vast amount of cultural practices and recipes from their previous generations. They formed their own means of cost effective and simple means of sustaining themselves. The ritual of making their own hand made bread called roti was a tradition carried over for centuries, previously used as a staple food in the place of shop bread. Every Indian household in Durban some time or the other makes roti. Rotis are also used as an offering to Hindu deities, but Indians from all religions in Durban know how to make rotis or eat them. Most Indians make their own bread fresh everyday by hand and cook in a thava (which is like a griddle or frying pan). Rotis can be made at home and is mostly made but not restricted to women. It is also sold at restaurants, take away shops, supermarkets and spice shops in dozens. It is normally sold with curries in restaurants and as a roti roll.
Roti is a flat flour wrap used to scoop up bite of curry, while Naan is a flat Indian bread. They come in different flavours like butter, garlic etc. Naan is superb when served fresh from the oven, still steaming. Roti was first brought to South Africa by the Indian indentured labourers.
Indians in Durban have carried over a vast amount of cultural practices and recipes from their previous generations. They formed their own means of cost effective and simple means of sustaining themselves. The ritual of making their own hand made bread called roti was a tradition carried over for centuries, previously used as a staple food in the place of shop bread. Every Indian household in Durban some time or the other makes roti. Rotis are also used as an offering to Hindu deities, but Indians from all religions in Durban know how to make rotis or eat them. Most Indians make their own bread fresh everyday by hand and cook in a thava (which is like a griddle or frying pan). Rotis can be made at home and is mostly made but not restricted to women. It is also sold at restaurants, take away shops, supermarkets and spice shops in dozens. It is normally sold with curries in restaurants and as a roti roll.
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