Luchi

{{Short description|Deep-fried flatbread made of wheat flour}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox food

| name = Luchi

| image = Luchi Thali.jpg

| caption = Luchi

| country = Indian subcontinent

| region =India

| creator =

| type = Flatbread

| served =Hot

| main_ingredient = Maida flour

| variations = Puri, Bhatoora

| calories =

| other =

|national_cuisine=India: Bengali Cuisine, Bhojpuri cuisine, Maithil cuisine, Odia cuisine, Assamese cuisine}}

Luchi is a deep-fried flatbread, made of maida flour.{{cite book |last=Dubey |first=Krishna Gopal |title=The Indian Cuisine |location=New Delhi |publisher= PHI Private Learning Limited |page=xvi |isbn=9788120341708|date=27 September 2010 }}{{cite book |last=Ved |first=Sonal |title=Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes Celebrating India's Regional Cuisine |location=New York, NY |publisher=Black Dog & Leventhal |isbn=9788120341708|date=27 September 2010 }} Luchi is popular in India (especially East and Northeast India) and in Bangladesh.

Since luchi is made without rice or rice flour, it is a popular staple item at times when rice is to be avoided for ritual purposes,{{Cite web|title=Scientific Explanation: Why you shouldn't have rice on Ekadashi, 31st October 2017|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/lifestyle/books-culture-scientific-explanation-why-you-shouldn-t-have-rice-on-ekadashi-31st-october-2017-409380|website=India TV News|date=31 October 2017 }} as in the case of ekadashi. Luchi is often paired with vegetarian dishes such as aloor dum or ghugni,{{Cite web |title=Ghugni |url=http://indianculture.gov.in/food-and-culture/ghugni |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=INDIAN CULTURE |language=en}} or with mutton curry.{{Cite web|title=Luchi and kosha mangsho: every Bengali's favorite guilt food|url=https://mimpidreams.blogspot.com/2011/08/luchi-and-kosha-mangsho-every-bengalis.html|website=My Numberless Dreams|date=8 August 2011 }}