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Dough · journey

Flour + water = a dozen breads.

One base dough. Different fats, different rests, different heat — five different meals.

Grain 10 min mix + rest 5 outputs

The map

solid learning todo

Every node is a link

Five things from one dough

Pick where to start

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Chapati / rotilearning
Roll thin → dry tawa → flame puff. The weeknight bread.
3 min each very easy
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Parathatodo
Layer with ghee → fold → roll → shallow fry. Weekend flake.
5 min each
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Pooritodo
Roll small → drop in hot oil → puffs like a balloon.
1 min each
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Pizza basetodo
Maida + yeast + 1 hr rise. Blistered crust at home oven max.
1.5 hr total
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Naantodo
Yogurt-enriched dough → tawa flip trick for the tandoor puff.
2 hr rest

The one idea

Dough is gluten holding air. Rest lets the gluten relax; heat sets it; fat or fold creates layers. Everything else is the same dough treated differently.