What is the difference between atta and Chakki Atta?


  1. What is the difference between atta and Chakki Atta?
  2. Can whole wheat flour be substituted for atta?

What is the difference between atta and Chakki Atta?

The chakki atta is preferred more than the roller mill atta for the texture and taste of the Chapati/Roti (flat bread of India). Indian atta is a very very finely milled wheat flour. But Chakki alters the starch (the force is intense) which is not good for western bread making but great for indian bread chapati/roti.

Can whole wheat flour be substituted for atta?

Simply replacing whole wheat flour with atta will yield a dense, crumbly bread that doesn’t hold its shape, because of the flour’s lower protein content, which means less stretchy gluten (via My Favourite Pastime and Kannamma Cooks).